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Illinois Pay Reporting Update

April 05, 2024

By: Sally Makreff, Bill Osterndorf, Kate Hayek

The deadline for Illinois pay reporting was March 23, 2024. Organizations covered by the pay reporting provisions of the Illinois Equal Pay Act were required to complete an application for an Illinois...
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EEOC Releases EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Dashboard Site

April 03, 2024

By: Fred Satterwhite and Amanda Bowman

Over four years after collecting pay data from approximately 70,000 private employers and federal contractors via its controversial EEO-1 “Component 2” form, EEOC has released a public website featuring...
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OFCCP Releases 2025 Budget Justification

March 29, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released its budget justification for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The budget justification provides information on priorities the agency is ...
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OFCCP Updates Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark to 5.2%

March 28, 2024

By: Sheryl Harmening

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs(OFCCP)updated theirannual veteran hiring benchmarkto 5.2%, down by 0.2% from 2023. The hiring benchmark is updated each yearand reflects the percentage...
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OFCCP Contractor Portal Certification Begins April 1, 2024

March 25, 2024

By: Victoria Ungvary

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that the 2024 contractor certification period will begin on April 1, 2024, with a deadline of July 1, 2024. Federal contractors and subcontractors will...
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Revised Washington D.C. Wage Transparency Law Effective in June 2024

March 14, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

A revised version of the Washington, D.C. wage transparency law will become effective on June 30, 2024. The District has had a wage transparency law in effect since 2014The previous version of the law prohibited employers from ...
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OFCCP Releases New VEVRAA Resources

March 05, 2024

By: Mitchell Chamberlin

On February 29, 2024, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs released new resources to “help veterans and employers understand the protections under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)...

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New Reporting Requirements for Construction Contractors

February 29, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released several proposals that would place new requirements on construction companies involved in federal construction projects....

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OFCCP Proposes Changes for Scheduling Letter for Construction Contractors

February 29, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

In July of 2021, OFCCP dramatically changed the letter that is used to open compliance reviews for construction companies.This letter, called a scheduling letter, includes an itemized listing of materials that must be submitted...

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EEOC Announces 2023 EEO-1 Filing Period

February 26, 2024

By: Benjamin Kerner

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the 2023 EEO-1 data collection will open on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The deadline to submit the required data is Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The Filer Support help...

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DOL Appeals Release of Remaining EEO-1 Reports

February 20, 2024

By: Mitchell Chamberlin

On February 15, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice of appeal to the December 2023 court decision ordering the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to release the consolidated EEO-1 reports of...

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Business Advocacy Leaders Send Letter to CEOs

February 20, 2024

By: Keli Wilson

DCI recently released a blogsharing the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) drive to get the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to recommit to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts by January 31, 2024.Shortly after this...

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