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...
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October 15, 2013
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...
October 08, 2013
The case is Love v. Wal-Mart, decided on 9/4/13 by District Court Judge Robert N. Scolar, Jr. of the Southern District of Florida. The class is yet another subclass of plaintiffs from the original Dukes v. Wal-Mart class. This is fifth rejected...
October 08, 2013
The case is EEOC v. Boh Brothers, decided by a 10-6 vote by an en banc panel of the 5th Circuit on 9/27/13 [2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 19867]. The facts in this case are clearly reprehensible. A male supervisor (Wolfe) of an all-male construction site...
October 01, 2013
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a part of the government shutdown occurring today. It is important for federal contractors and subcontractors to know that there will be no communication from the OFCCP staff during this...
October 01, 2013
In a prior blog post, we indicated that OFCCP has taken a position that the specific strategy for dummy coding races in a regression analysis does not matter. Specifically, they have argued that the group that one chooses as the referent group is...
September 24, 2013
On August 27, 2013, we reported that OFCCP had released the new regulations updating Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). Today, those regulations...
September 24, 2013
New OFCCP regulations to Improve Job Opportunities for Protected Veterans and Improve Job Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities were published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2013, setting the effective date for March 24, 2014....
September 24, 2013
The new rules become effective 180 days from today (i.e., regulatory effective date); however, the date of compliance will differ for contractors depending on the subsection and the contractor’s affirmative action plan date. Contractors are expected...
September 24, 2013
On August 27, 2013 Vice President Biden and The U.S. Department of Labor announced two final rules which aim to improve hiring and employment of individuals with disabilities and veterans. Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibits...
September 24, 2013
September 24, 2013
