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EEOC Holds Hearing on Proposed Changes to EEO-1 Form
On March 16, 2016, the EEOC held a public hearing on its proposed revisions to the Employee Information Report (EEO-1). The hearing opened with...
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Understanding the Attorney-Client Relationship: Know your rights
Mar 29, 2016, 10:25:21 AM
Federal contractors doing business with the federal government must comply with the regulations enforced by OFCCP and during a compliance evaluation,...
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Statistical Analysis: Capitalizing on Chance
Mar 14, 2016, 7:42:15 AM
Most scientific studies include people talking about “statistically significant” results that support whatever effect they are examining, typically...
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Monthly Extension of the FAAP Agreement Directive
Mar 11, 2016, 6:34:18 AM
The application and approval process for entering into a Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) agreement with the OFCCP is outlined in...
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Paid Sick Leave Requirements for Federal Contractors
Mar 8, 2016, 10:42:32 AM
On February 25, 2016, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published in light of President Obama’s Executive Order 13706. The Executive Order,...
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State Equal Pay Laws: On the Rise
Mar 4, 2016, 5:38:23 AM
In addition to the federal government’s national focus on the gender pay gap, individual states have recently been furthering their own agendas for...
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Resurvey: How do your Disability Self-ID rates measure up?
Mar 1, 2016, 7:14:05 AM
Last spring, DCI surveyed Federal contractors to assess participation rates regarding the revised Section 503 regulations (2015 results). The...
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Reading Between the [Budgetary] Lines – What’s in store for FY 2017?
Feb 29, 2016, 7:02:04 AM
Since the release of OFCCP’s FY 2017 budget justification on February 8, 2016, the federal contractor community has been buzzing, as OFCCP’s requests...
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OFCCP Settles With Reynolds Consumer Products On Blanket Exclusions Based on Criminal Background Checks
Feb 26, 2016, 11:14:02 AM
The settlement, announced on February 22, 2016, calls for, among other things, payment of $86,000 to 74 black applicants from the period between...
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EEOC On Warpath Against Transgender Discrimination
Feb 2, 2016, 12:35:50 PM
In a recent alert, I summarized the results of Chavez v. Credit Nation Auto Sales, a Title VII case decided by the 11th Circuit on January 14, 2016...
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Practical versus Statistical Significance
Feb 2, 2016, 8:33:49 AM
In our previous blog on the topic of statistical significance, we discussed how to interpret the meaning of "statistically significant." In this...
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Audit Timeframe for Data Requests
Feb 2, 2016, 8:28:26 AM
The Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), set the framework for what data are...