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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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    OFCCP Releases FAQS on VEVRAA Self-ID Requirement

    On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the OFCCP released two FAQs clarifying the self-ID requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance...

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    Supreme Court Oral Arguments on EEOC V. Mach Mining

    The facts of the case are that Brooke Petkas and a class of female applicants for non-office jobs at Mach Mining sued Mach Mining, arguing that the...

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    NELP Releases Latest Results on Ban the Box Laws

    The term “Ban The Box” refers literally to the “box” on employment application forms that reference criminal background checks. On January 15, 2015...

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    SCHOOL JANITOR WITH ASPERGER'S DISORDER IS DEEMED REGARDED AS BEING DISABLED

    The case is Bellerose v. SAW No.39, decided by Judge Paul Barbadoro of the District Court of New Hampshire on 12/29/14 [2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...

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    DOJ Joins Chorus on Gender Stereotyping

    In prior Alerts, we reported that the OFCCP was set to release final rules on banning discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender...

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