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OFCCP Disability Self-Identification Form: A Work in Progress
As the effective date of the OFCCP Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations grows closer, federal contractors should begin preparing their personnel...
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SENATE TO VOTE ON THE EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT (ENDA)
Nov 12, 2013, 10:17:00 AM
A variety of news sources reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on the Senate floor on October 28, 2013 that ENDA is among the...
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EEOC Settles Case on Harassment and Speak-English-Only Rules
Nov 12, 2013, 10:17:00 AM
The EEOC announced a settlement for $450,000 ($50,000 in attorney fees) for 18 Hispanic employees on grounds of harassment based on national origin...
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Proposed Form for Self-Identification of Individuals with Disabilities Raises a Number of Concerns
Nov 12, 2013, 10:16:00 AM
The OFCCP has recently submitted the long-awaited proposed self-identification form for individuals with disabilities (IWD). The proposed form has...
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UGESP Series #6 – The Purpose and Importance of Job Analysis Research
Nov 12, 2013, 10:15:00 AM
In our prior posts, we have addressed the (a) definition of selection procedures, (b) combinations of different measures into compensatory or...
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OFCCP Financial Settlements: FY2013 Trends
Oct 29, 2013, 12:33:00 PM
The US Department of Labor makes enforcement data collected by the OFCCP searchable to the public. Although the recent government shutdown has...
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UGESP Series Post #5: Suitable Alternatives and Reasonable Effort: What is an Alternative and What is Reasonable?
Oct 29, 2013, 12:30:00 PM
We are back! After a brief hiatus, we continue our UGESP Series by exploring the UGESP concept of suitable alternative selection procedures addressed...
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Schuette v. Coalition
Oct 22, 2013, 1:46:00 PM
Oral arguments were held on October 17, 2013. In a nutshell, the case is about a Michigan law (Proposal 2) than bans preferential treatment based on...
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Three Judge Panel of the 6TH Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling in EEOC V. PeopleMark in 2-1 Ruling
Oct 22, 2013, 1:44:00 PM
The case is EEOC v. Peoplemark, an appeals ruling decided on 10/7/13 [2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 20408]. We previously reported the district court ruling...
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Status Update on VETS-100a and EEO-1 Filings
Oct 22, 2013, 1:43:00 PM
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...