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    Lowes Wins Summary Judgement on Applicant's Challenge

    The case is Williamson v. Lowe’s, decided on 2/24/15 by Judge Susan Oki Mollway of the District Court of Hawaii [2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13170]. The...

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    Allstate Sidesteps Retaliation Claims by Offering Agents Waiver Agreement

    The case is EEOC v. Allstate, decided by the 3rd Circuit on 2/13/15 [2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 2330]. Historically, Allstate agents worked through Sears...

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    Are You Conducting EEO Analyses Of Your Performance Ratings?

    As other blogs have noted, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the long-awaited revisions to the Sex Discrimination Guidelines (RIN...

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    SEX DISCRIMINATION NPRM: IS MANHANDLING JOB TITLES NECESSARY TO COMPLY?

    OFCCP’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing Discrimination on the Basis of Sex is lacking clarity on several points and seems to...

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    "Distinguishing On The Basis Of Sex...": Will the Revised Sex Discrimination Regulations Impact Our Good Faith and Outreach Efforts For Women?

    As proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines, sections 60-20.2(b)(7) and 60-20.2(b)(8) of the...

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    Sex Discrimination NPRM - A Focus on Compensation Enforcement

    Proposed section 60-20.4 “Discriminatory Compensation” in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines addresses...

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    Submitting an Updated Plan in an OFCCP Desk Audit: What is the Temporal Scope?

    In the wake of the new scheduling letter (released in October 2014) and the ensuing OFCCP audit activity, contractors are taking steps to prepare for...

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    1:1 Hiring Ratios - Are They So Bad?

    DCI has noted a recent trend among some compliance officers that are alleging that a 1:1 applicant to hire ratio is a “per se” violation of the...

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    Another Pay Data Collection? The EEOC Conducts Pilot Study

    The EEOC is moving towards the collection of employee compensation data – albeit very quietly. Although no public announcements have been made, the...

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    Analytic Error in the Evaluation of "Other" Forms of Compensation

    Last year’s revisions to OFCCP’s scheduling letter included an addition of detailed compensation data (e.g., bonuses, incentive pay, commissions,...

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    Proposed Rulemaking for Revisions to Sex Discrimination Guidelines Released

    Today, January, 28, 2015, OFCCP released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the long awaited revisions to the Sex Discrimination Guidelines...

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    OFCCP Forecast for 2015

    DCI predicts that the OFCCP will continue to stay busy in 2015. Here are the top stories and trends we expect to see this year from the agency.

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