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Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

January 11, 2012

The NDAA was signed into law on December 31, 2011. Critically, Section 715 of the NDAA exempts TRICARE providers from coverage as federal contractors (see link below).

TRICARE is the healthcare program that covers active duty soldiers, retired...

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Bank of America (BOA) V. Solis

January 11, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyBoA Suffers a Loss that Likely Benefits All Federal Contractors in the FutureBoA issued a 4th Amendment challenge to an OFCCP request for information for an on-site review under the...

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GAO Study Criticizes DOJ For Failure to Enforce ADA Requirements

January 04, 2012

The results of the GAO study were reported by USA Today columnist Mary Beth Marklein on 12/28/11. According to Marklein, the study was done at the request of three members of the House of Representatives. The main allegation is that the DOJ has...

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FY2012 CORPORATE SCHEDULING ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS (CSAL) RELEASED

January 03, 2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released the Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) for its scheduling of the FY2012 compliance evaluations. The letters were sent out on or about December 20, 2011. Historically,...

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Further Comment on Finalized EEOC ADEA Rules

December 08, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyMy preview of the (then) proposed EEOC rules for the ADEA was posted in an Alert on 11/15/11. The next day, Eric Dunleavy attended the actual meeting in which these rules were finalized....

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OFCCP FILES ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST BRUNSWICK CORPORATION

December 08, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe complaint was filed on 12/1/11 with the OFCCP’s Office of Administrative Law Judges (OFCCP v. Lund Boat Co. and Brunswick Corp.
Case Number: 2012-OFC-00002; see ...

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EEOC ISSUES PRIVATE LETTER ON HS DIPLOMAS & THE ADA

December 08, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn 10/9/09, a letter written to the EEOC asked the following question:

[Does] the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), prohibit...
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MORE ON OFCCP'S PROPOSAL TO REVISE REGULATIONS ON SEC 503 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

December 08, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe revision is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on 12/9/11. At issue are regulations relating to affirmative action provisions, and specifies actions contractors and...

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OFCCP ISSUES NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON DISABILITY REGULATIONS

December 08, 2011

OFCCP Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding Individuals with DisabilitiesBy David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting Group On December 8th, 2011 OFCCP...

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OFCCP FILES ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS

November 30, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe complaint was filed on 11/29/11 with the OFCCP’s Office of Administrative Law Judges (see http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20111648.htm). It alleges that Cargill...

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Actions and Resources for the Recruitment and Retention of Veterans

November 30, 2011

The government is responding to the return of our military service members with various initiatives to increase veterans’ employment opportunities in the civilian workforce. One initiative that will directly affect the federal contractor community...

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OFCCP NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MIDWEST REGION

November 18, 2011

DCI has learned that Bradley A. Anderson will become the Director of OFCCP’s Midwest Regional Office. Director Anderson has been with the agency for 16 years and was most recently the director of the Charlotte District Office in North Carolina. The...

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