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Mic Check: Pay Data Collection Tool NPRM Follows on Heels of OFCCP Listening Session

On April 29, 2014, the OFCCP held a “listening session” to discuss the forthcoming regulations addressing President Obama’s Executive Order on pay...

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American Community Survey (ACS) Data: Rural Areas Beware

As we have discussed in previous blogs, federal contractors are required to use the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) data to estimate...

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FURTHER NOTE ON SCHUETTE V. COALITION TO DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Just as I finished writing on the Schuette ruling itself, I received an inquiry as to what, if any, are the implications of the ruling for federal...

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Michigan Voter Ban on Race Preference in Scheutte v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

I previewed the oral arguments in this case in an Alert dated 10/22/13 and, quite frankly, I got it wrong. I thought it had a chance of being a 4-4...

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No Legal Basis For Claiming Reverse Discrimination Under The ADA

The case is Ingram v. Henry Ford Health Systems decided on 4/21/14 by Judge Nancy G. Edmunds of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...

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Bed Bath and Beyond Agrees to $125,000 Settlement for Policy That Automatically Excludes Applicants With Felony Charges

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on 4/22/14 that Bed Bath & Beyond agreed to rescind its policy to automatically...

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SPLIT 6TH CIRCUIT PANEL OVERTURNS SUMMARY JUDGMENT RULING ON WORKING AT HOME AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

The case is EEOC v. Ford Motor Company decided by a 2-1 split ruling by the 6th Circuit on 4/22/14 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 7502]. The case is important...

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Obama Issues Symbolic Executive Order on Retaliation for Pay Disclosure

On April 8, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13665—Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information. The Executive Order states,

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Veteran Hiring Benchmark Updated to 7.2% for 2014 AAPs

Recently, the OFCCP updated the annual national percentage of veterans on their website from 8% to 7.2%. The initial final regulatory text indicated...

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The Reality of Disability Survey Nonresponse

In a recent post, we highlighted some of the problems that may be encountered with collecting and analyzing the disability status of employees. In...

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Update on OFCCP Enforcement Activity From FY2013

What is the likelihood of having a conciliation agreement at the end of an OFCCP compliance review? Does this vary by region? Being well into FY2014,...

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