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Pay Equity on Center Stage
Today marks Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes the extra days of the year, on average, women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Pay...
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The Wall Street Journal Reports on OFCCP Pay Investigation Results
Apr 5, 2016, 8:35:44 AM
On March 15, 2016, The Wall Street Journal released an article focusing on the results of pay discrimination investigations carried out by the Office...
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What’s the theory behind base pay discrimination?
Apr 4, 2016, 7:53:29 AM
Recently DCI has noted a new trend in OFCCP enforcement of alleged base pay discrimination. Specifically, upon identifying statistical disparities in...
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EEOC Holds Hearing on Proposed Changes to EEO-1 Form
Mar 30, 2016, 7:12:35 AM
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...