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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
Jan 21, 2015, 8:54:15 AM
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
Jan 19, 2015, 10:10:36 AM
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
Jan 16, 2015, 11:49:52 AM
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
Jan 12, 2015, 11:34:05 AM
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
Jan 5, 2015, 11:29:21 AM
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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EEOC Ordered to Reveal Information Regarding its own Background Check Policy in EEOC V. BMW Case
Jan 2, 2015, 11:03:14 AM
The ruling was issued on 12/8/14 by Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr. of the District Court of South Carolina, Spartanburg Division. The ruling overturns a...
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Another Example of the Because of Sex Standard
Dec 30, 2014, 10:44:33 AM
The case is Rickard v. Swedish Match N. America, in which the 8th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Swedish Match on 12/2/14. The case involved...
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6th Circuit's Ruling in Johnson V. City of Memphis: End of the Line for Alternatives With Less (OR NO) Adverse Impact
Dec 12, 2014, 4:13:26 PM
Recently, I wrote two Alerts related to Lopez v. City of Lawrence [2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124139]. One of the Alerts related to the implications of...
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OFCCP Releases New FAQs On The Revised Scheduling Letter
Dec 10, 2014, 4:22:30 PM
OFCCP has just released three new FAQs regarding the partial year data and analysis required for the Section 503 and VEVRAA items in the revised...
Breaking: OFCCP Releases New LGBT Regulations
Dec 3, 2014, 4:50:09 PM
On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13672 extending workplace protections to employees in the federal contracting workplace on...
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OFCCP TO RELEASE FINAL RULE ON GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION
Dec 2, 2014, 11:50:26 AM
The OFCCP reported it will release final rules on, among other things, gender identity and, more generally, sex discrimination which, by its own...