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by Fred Satterwhite, Principal Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupOFCCP submitted a "Notice of Proposed Rescission, Interpreting Nondiscrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 With Respect to Systemic Compensation Discrimination and Voluntary...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...