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OFCCP Webinar: Coming into Compliance with EO 13672
On April 8, 2015, updates to Executive Order (EO) 11246 per EO 13672 took effect, prohibiting discrimination by all covered federal contractors and...
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Recent DOL Report On Veteran Employment Suggests What Has Improved (And What Hasn't) Over The Past Year
Apr 2, 2015, 1:47:46 PM
On March 18, 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a news release providing the most up-to-date...
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Blogging all Contractors: How do Your Disability Self-ID Rates Measure Up?
Mar 24, 2015, 1:50:11 PM
In accordance with the revised Section 503 regulations, Federal contractors are now collecting voluntary self-identifications of disability status...
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Applicants, Candidates, and Jobs Filled... Oh My!
Mar 20, 2015, 2:45:59 PM
As outlined in 41 CFR 60-3, contractors are required to analyze personnel activity to determine if there are barriers to equal employment for...
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Final Rule
Mar 3, 2015, 12:05:56 PM
The final rule for prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was published December 9, 2014. This rule becomes...
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4th Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling in EEOC v. Freeman
Mar 2, 2015, 11:43:18 AM
We have discussed the Freeman case in several Alerts (8/22/12, 9/14/13 & 3/3/14). The challenge was to Freeman’s use of background checks and...
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Lowes Wins Summary Judgement on Applicant's Challenge
Feb 27, 2015, 11:52:42 AM
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
Feb 24, 2015, 11:49:30 AM
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?
Feb 17, 2015, 11:38:09 AM
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?
Feb 13, 2015, 11:12:42 AM
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?
Feb 10, 2015, 10:48:32 AM
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
Feb 6, 2015, 9:27:48 AM
Proposed section 60-20.4 “Discriminatory Compensation” in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines addresses...