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What Is Actually Required of Contractors?
There seems to be an ongoing misconception that federal contractors are required to post qualified job openings with the nearest State Employment...
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Disability Utilization Goals Gone Wild
Mar 4, 2014, 9:13:00 AM
Beginning March 24, 2014, federal contractors will be required to collect disability information from their workforce on an annual basis and use...
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Ambiguity REMAINS IN 503/VEVRAA DATA COLLECTION ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS
Mar 4, 2014, 9:10:00 AM
The revised affirmative action regulations relating to protected veterans (VEVRAA) and individuals with disabilities (Section 503 of the...
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Organizational Profile 101: Who’s The Boss?
Mar 3, 2014, 5:11:00 PM
During a recent audit experience, a compliance officer insisted that the workforce analysis was incorrect because a supervisor (including name) was...
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4TH CIRCUIT FIRST TO RULE ON ADAAA PROVISION RELATED TO TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENTS
Mar 3, 2014, 4:34:00 PM
The case is Summers v. Altrium Institute [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 1252] decided on 1/23/14 by the 4th Circuit. Summers was a senior analyst at Altrium...
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9TH CIRCUIT ENDORSES LARGE AWARD FOR ATTORNEY FEES FOR RELATIVELY PUNY AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF CLAIM
Mar 3, 2014, 4:15:00 PM
The case is Muniz v. United Parcel Service [738 F.3d 214], decided on 12/5/13. The facts are that Kim Muniz, who was first promoted to division...
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SUMMARY JUDGMENT OVERTURNED IN RACE & SEX CLAIM FOR BLACK FEMALE REPLACED BY HISPANIC FEMALE
Mar 3, 2014, 4:04:00 PM
The case is Shazor v. Professional Transit Management decided by the 6th Circuit on 2/19/14 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 2943]. The facts of the case are...
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Federal Magistrate Orders Voluntary Remand In ARB Ruling Against Frito-Lay
Mar 3, 2014, 3:52:00 PM
The ruling, which was handed down on 2/11/14 by US Magistrate Judge David L. Horan in and for the District Court of the Northern District of Texas.
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EEOC V. Freeman Round 3: EEOC Appeals Summary Judgment
Mar 3, 2014, 3:40:00 PM
This is our third Alert on EEOC v. Freeman, in which the EEOC has charged that Freeman’s use of background checks and criminal records adversely...
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OFCCP’S Version of Item 11 Compensation
Feb 11, 2014, 10:16:00 AM
Since OFCCP’s compensation Directive 307, federal contractors are experiencing more intense scrutiny of their compensation systems during OFCCP...
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4 Months Later... So What Exactly is a Hiring Benchmark?
Feb 11, 2014, 10:16:00 AM
A little over four months ago, we asked the question, “ Exactly what is a hiring benchmark”? In that blog, we reviewed the VEVRAA regulatory...
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New OFCCP Regulations Going Live: Are You Ready?
Feb 11, 2014, 10:15:00 AM
As previously featured on this blog, the Department of Labor’s OFCCP published the revised Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations on September 24, 2013....