A variety of news sources reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on the Senate floor on October 28, 2013 that ENDA is among the legislative priorities of the Senate, and that a vote will take place on the bill (S-815) prior to...
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November 12, 2013
November 12, 2013
The EEOC announced a settlement for $450,000 ($50,000 in attorney fees) for 18 Hispanic employees on grounds of harassment based on national origin and for a Speak-English-Only rule that the EEOC found had an adverse impact on Hispanics and...
November 12, 2013
The OFCCP has recently submitted the long-awaited proposed self-identification form for individuals with disabilities (IWD). The proposed form has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
November 12, 2013
In our prior posts, we have addressed the (a) definition of selection procedures, (b) combinations of different measures into compensatory or non-compensatory systems, (c) specific validation pitfalls associated with criminal history and background...
October 29, 2013
The US Department of Labor makes enforcement data collected by the OFCCP searchable to the public. Although the recent government shutdown has prevented the agency from updating the database to include settlements through the end of the federal...
October 29, 2013
We are back! After a brief hiatus, we continue our UGESP Series by exploring the UGESP concept of suitable alternative selection procedures addressed by the UGESP. This piece explores the difficulty in determining (a) whether two selection...
October 22, 2013
Oral arguments were held on October 17, 2013. In a nutshell, the case is about a Michigan law (Proposal 2) than bans preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public education, employment, or contracting....
October 22, 2013
The case is EEOC v. Peoplemark, an appeals ruling decided on 10/7/13 [2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 20408]. We previously reported the district court ruling in this case in a client alert on 11/15/11. The facts of the case are that the EEOC claimed that...
October 15, 2013
At the time this blog was written, the federal government has been closed for close to two weeks. In an earlier blog DCI staff suggested that federal contractors take a “business as usual” motto when it comes to OFCCP compliance. As many of you...
October 08, 2013
In a news release dated 9/23/13, the OFCCP announced a $290,000 settlement with Medtronic Interventional Vascular Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic (see https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20131811). The OFCCP alleged that 78...
