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Status Update on VETS-100a and EEO-1 Filings
Now that federal employees are back to work after the government shutdown, what is the status of the EEO-1 and VETS-100A annual required filings? The...
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Government Shutdown: What it Means For OFCCP
Oct 15, 2013, 9:12:00 AM
At the time this blog was written, the federal government has been closed for close to two weeks. In an earlier blog DCI staff suggested that federal...
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Medtronic Settles With OFCCP On Wage Discrimination Charges
Oct 8, 2013, 9:13:00 AM
In a news release dated 9/23/13, the OFCCP announced a $290,000 settlement with Medtronic Interventional Vascular Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of...
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Dukes V. Wal-Mart “Subclass” Plaintiffs Suffer Yet Another Loss
Oct 8, 2013, 9:11:00 AM
The case is Love v. Wal-Mart, decided on 9/4/13 by District Court Judge Robert N. Scolar, Jr. of the Southern District of Florida. The class is yet...
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En Banc Panel of 5th Circuit Supports Verdict of Same-Sex Harassment
Oct 8, 2013, 9:08:00 AM
The case is EEOC v. Boh Brothers, decided by a 10-6 vote by an en banc panel of the 5th Circuit on 9/27/13 [2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 19867]. The facts in...
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Business as Usual for the Contractor Community
Oct 1, 2013, 12:28:00 PM
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a part of the government shutdown occurring today. It is important for federal...
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Choose Your Own Comparator: The Importance of Race Coding Strategy in Compensation Equity Analyses
Oct 1, 2013, 10:29:00 AM
In a prior blog post, we indicated that OFCCP has taken a position that the specific strategy for dummy coding races in a regression analysis does...
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Final 503 and 4212 Regulations to be Published in Federal Register Today
Sep 24, 2013, 9:23:00 AM
On August 27, 2013, we reported that OFCCP had released the new regulations updating Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Section 4212...
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Collection of Self-Identified Disability and Veteran Status: When to Start
Sep 24, 2013, 9:18:00 AM
New OFCCP regulations to Improve Job Opportunities for Protected Veterans and Improve Job Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities were...
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OFCCP Releases Section 503 & VEVRAA
Sep 24, 2013, 9:12:00 AM
The new rules become effective 180 days from today (i.e., regulatory effective date); however, the date of compliance will differ for contractors...
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What's Not in the Final Rules of 503 and VEVRAA?
Sep 24, 2013, 9:07:00 AM
On August 27, 2013 Vice President Biden and The U.S. Department of Labor announced two final rules which aim to improve hiring and employment of...
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Exactly What is a Hiring Benchmark?
Sep 24, 2013, 9:04:00 AM
(And explain it to me, like I’m a 6th grader…in my best Denzel Washington voice, which is not very good)