Federal contractors and subcontractors that are covered under the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) are required to take affirmative action in employing and advancing covered veterans. In practice, this means that contractors...
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April 09, 2013
April 09, 2013
The case is Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, which the Supreme Court granted certiorari on March 25, 2013 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 2504]. The case involves an amendment to the Michigan State Constitution that would prohibit all sex and...
March 08, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe Bill was introduced by Congressman Rodney Alexander, Republican from Louisiana. The stated purpose of the bill is:
To provide that a certain proposed rule published by the Office of...
Most federal contractors have been eagerly awaiting news on the Section 503 and 4212 regulations that have been in the works for several years now. The future of the regulations relied upon the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. There was a...
November 20, 2012
October 31, 2012
by Eric M. Dunleavy Ph.D., Principal Consultant, DCI ConsultingIf you follow this blog regularly, you know that we have been staying busy over the last few months keeping the EEO community updated on various court rulings, settlements, regulatory...
September 24, 2012
The 2012 Industry Liaison Group (ILG) National Conference was held August 27-31, 2012 in Waikoloa, HI. DCI staff attended the 30th annual conference, and presented in numerous workshop sessions on such topic areas as systemic discrimination...
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...
February 07, 2012
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOFCCP has posted the following supplementary information related to its December 9, 2011 related to comments on its NPRM on Section 503.On December 9, 2011, OFCCP published a proposed...
January 31, 2012
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn Wednesday, January 25th all of the employer associations and other organizations that requested an extension to the February 7th public comment deadline in response to proposed...
January 19, 2012
DCI Consulting is excited to release its 2012 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) Training program. This program is catered toward HR practitioners, compliance analysts, and lawyers in both internal and external counsel...
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...
