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EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY DISABILITY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FORM: WHICH JOHN SMITH?
The OMB-approved voluntary disability self-identification form allows for employees to provide their name, but no other unique identifying...
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EEOC Loses Appeal in Kaplan Case
Apr 15, 2014, 10:45:56 AM
I reported on district court ruling EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning in an Alert dated 3/21/13, in which Judge Patricia A. Gaughan of the District...
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President Obama Celebrates Equal Pay Day by Signing New Executive Order and Issuing a Memo for Federal Contractors
Apr 8, 2014, 1:01:27 PM
Today, April 8, 2014, the White House hosted a press conference in honor of Equal Pay Day. Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into 2014 women must work...
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Secretary Of Labor Announces Moratorium For TRICARE Providers
Apr 1, 2014, 1:04:36 PM
The Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, announced a moratorium on enforcement of affirmative action obligations for TRICARE providers. In a letter to...
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OFCCP Onsite Reviews: Back And Better Than Ever
Apr 1, 2014, 1:02:23 PM
OFCCP onsite visits had previously been on the decline, and were virtually non-existent as recently as fiscal year end 2013. However, onsite visits...
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OFCCP'S FY 2015 Budget - What to Expect From OFCCP
Apr 1, 2014, 1:00:41 PM
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez released President Obama’s FY 2015 budget on March 4, 2014, including a request for over $107 million for OFCCP. The...
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House of Representatives Inquires About DOL's Future Plans for LGBT
Apr 1, 2014, 12:54:25 PM
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, 19 Democrats from the House of Representatives inquired about the extent to which the...
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By Presidential Memorandum: Overtime Changes Brewing
Apr 1, 2014, 12:52:51 PM
The March 13, 2014 memorandum from President Obama to the DOL Secretary, Thomas Perez, sets the stage for additional revisions to the Fair Labor...
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Will the Executive Order Raising the Minimum Wage Hurt Contractors?
Apr 1, 2014, 12:50:30 PM
On February 12, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13658, increasing the hourly minimum wage paid by federal contractors from $7.25 to...
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98 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN UNITED STATES v. NYC FIREFIGHTER CASE
Apr 1, 2014, 12:47:15 PM
We first reported on this case in an Alert on August 12, 2010. The case is interesting because it is a long-running adverse impact case that...
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District Court Judge Rules in Favor of OFCCP’s New Section 503 Rrule
Mar 21, 2014, 2:12:41 PM
A ruling was issued today by District Judge Emmet Sullivan in the case of Associated Builders Contractors, Inc. v. Patricia A. Shiu in the United...
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ARE THE NEW 503 AND VEVRAA METRICS A PART OF THE DESK AUDIT?
Mar 17, 2014, 3:58:07 PM
One interesting and unanswered question, related to the new 503 and VEVRAA regulations, concerns what information would be required for submission to...