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Spring CSAL Letters Sent Out Early May

May 11, 2012

DCI has learned that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sent out another round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) identifying potential locations for FY2012 compliance evaluations. About 2,000 letters were...

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OFCCP Opposes Frito Lay's Motion For Case Closure

May 09, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

The facts in this case were reported in an DCI alert on 7/30/10. The case originated with a routine desk audit of a Dallas-based Frito Lay facility. Based on review of applicant flow...
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EEOC Releases New Guidelines on Arrest & Conviction Records

May 09, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

The release (at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm) is dated 4/25/12 and is the first update on arrest and conviction records since 1990. The focus is on...
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OFCCP Rescinds Directive 293 On Coverage Of Health Care Providers & Insurers

May 09, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe rescission was announced on April 25, 2012 and is effective immediately. The directive applied to provider and insurers connected to federal health care programs. The main body of...

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2nd CIRCUIT OVERTURNS SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FEMALES SAME-SEX HARASSMENT CASE

May 09, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

The case is Redd v. NY State Division of Parole, decided on 5/4/12 [2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9194]. T here are two interesting issues here.  First, and most obvious, the claim features ...
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DCI Staff Attend Swarm ILG Conference: What You Need To Know

May 03, 2012

The Annual Southwest and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) Region Industry Liaison Group (ILG)Conference was held April 10 – 13, 2012 in San Antonio, TX. This annual conference brings together members of the federal contracting community to discuss affirmative...

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OFCCP WEBINAR APRIL 25 ON TRICARE COMPLIANCE EVALUATIONS

April 25, 2012

by Keli Wilson, Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting Group

OFCCP Director of Program Operations Tom Dowd and Counsel Consuela Pinto presented a webinar April 25, 2012 titled “Status of Pending Compliance Evaluations of Entities that Participate in...

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OFCCP Orange Area Office Conducts Webinar on Adverse Impact

April 24, 2012

by Joanna Colosimo & David Morgan, DCI Consulting Group

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Orange Area Office conducted a webinar on April 18, 2012 to discuss various components of federal affirmative action plans. Federal contractors...

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on OFCCP Actions

April 20, 2012

by David Morgan, Amanda Shapiro, and Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D., DCI Consulting GroupThe U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on April 18, 2012 entitled "Reviewing the Impact of the Office of Federal...

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EEOC Appeals for En Banc Rehearing of EEOC V. CRST

April 20, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

In an alert posted on March 2, 2010, I summarized the ruling in EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited [2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71396], in which Judge Linda R. Reade struck down class certification...
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House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on OFCCP Actions

April 12, 2012

by Fred Satterwhite, Principal Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupThe U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce has scheduled a hearing entitled "Reviewing the Impact of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'...

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Final EEOC Rule on "Reasonable Factors Other Than Age" (RFOA) Under The ADEA

April 10, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe final rule (http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-21-12.cfm) alters the definition of RFOA in light of Supreme Court rulings in Smith v. City of Jackson (2005) [544 U.S. 228]...

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