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Supreme Court Supports University in Fisher v. University of Texas
The majority ruling was written by Justice Kennedy (for Breyer, Ginsburg & Sotomayor). Justice Thomas wrote a one-page dissent in which he opined...
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Veteran Hiring Benchmark Updated to 6.9%
Jun 24, 2016, 1:21:09 PM
OFCCP has updated the annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Benchmark, which is based on 2015 end-of-year data from the...
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Bank of America Ruling: Win Against Data Aggregation
Jun 7, 2016, 6:45:00 AM
In OFCCP v. Bank of America (BOA), the Administrative Review Board (ARB) overturned OFCCP’s allegation that BOA discriminated against Blacks in...
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Statistical Significance is Not Enough to Prove Discrimination
Jun 6, 2016, 6:36:00 AM
In an earlier blog in this alert, Art Gutman summarized the April 21, 2016 Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (ARB) ruling related to a...
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Bank of America Fights Back
Jun 3, 2016, 10:25:13 AM
As reported previously, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found Bank of America (BOA) (previously Nations Bank) guilty of a pattern or practice of...
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Gordon Food Service Settles with OFCCP for $1.85 Million
Jun 1, 2016, 6:20:34 AM
On May 11, OFCCP announced that Gordon Food Service (GFS) settled with the agency, agreeing to pay $1.85 million to female applicants to resolve...
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OFCCP v. Bank of America - 23 Years Later
May 31, 2016, 9:58:44 AM
There are two cases here. The first case was in 1993 and the second one covered 2002 to 2005. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found Bank of America...
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DCI Staff Attend SIOP's 31st Annual Conference in Anaheim, California
May 17, 2016, 2:30:07 PM
The 31st Annual Conference for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 14-16, 2016 in Anaheim, California. This...
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“Ban the Box” Proposed Regulation for Federal Government Positions
May 16, 2016, 11:57:41 AM
On May 2, 2016, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule with request for comments. Comments...
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Reminder: Adjusted thresholds for VEVRAA compliance
May 13, 2016, 7:43:36 AM
A recently updated OFCCP infographic illustrates the jurisdictional thresholds triggering the requirement for contractors to comply with...
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Revised Functional AAP Directive
May 11, 2016, 9:20:54 AM
The OFCCP announced a new Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) directive this week, which is effective as of April 28, 2016 through April 30,...
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Fiscal Year 2016: 6-Month Enforcement Updates and a Review of OFCCP Trends
Apr 19, 2016, 9:31:19 AM
Over the past six months, DCI has continued to monitor OFCCP enforcement trends and priorities regarding compliance evaluations in FY 2016. In our...