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The New OFCCP Tipping Point Test

February 18, 2011

by Jana Moberg, DCI Consulting GroupAs most of you are aware, Item 11 of OFCCP’s scheduling letter requests that compensation data be submitted with the desk audit submission. Item 11 reads: “Please provide annualized compensation data (wages,...

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OFCCP SETTLES GENDER HIRING CASE WITH GREEN BAY DRESSED BEEF FOR $1.65 MILLION

February 04, 2011

OFCCP announced on February 3 that the agency had reached a settlement agreement with Green Bay Dressed Beef LLC that will pay $1.65 million in back wages, interest, and benefits to 970 women who were rejected for general laborer positions at the...

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Class Certification Denied Despite Prior OFCCP Audit

January 18, 2011

The case is Randall v. Rolls Royce, decided on March 12, 2010. The facts of this case are hardly extraordinary. Two named plaintiffs at Rolls Royce sued for systemic sex discrimination under Title VII and unequal pay for equal work under the Equal...

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OFCCP RESCINDS ACTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE

December 13, 2010

OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu officially discontinued the agency's Active Case Management (ACM) process on December 2, 2010 by rescinding Directive Number 285 as recommended by the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force in July, 2010. The Task...

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OFCCP Sues Meyer Tool, Inc. for Systemic Discrimination

December 13, 2010

In a release dated November 23, 2010, the OFCCP filed an administrative complaint against Meyer Tool. Meyer Tool is a federal contractor that manufactures engine parts for the aerospace industry and has a 176.1 million prime contract with the...

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OFCCP SENDS FALL CSAL NOTICES TO FEDERAL CONTRACTORS THIS WEEK

December 09, 2010

DCI has learned that this week, federal contractors are beginning to receive Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) addressed to the chief executive officers at their corporate headquarters locations, including lists of their...

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OFCCP SETTLES SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH GRUMA CORP

November 22, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe OFCCP announced a $167,000 settlement agreement in a sex discrimination claim with Gruma Corp, a corn flour and tortilla manufacturer (OFCCP v. Gruma Corp., DOL OALJ, No....

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OFCCP to Discontinue I-9 Inspections

November 10, 2010

DCI Consulting Group has learned that OFCCP will no longer conduct I-9 inspections during the course of an on-site investigation. OFCCP has reviewed I-9 compliance under a long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the DOL and...

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COCA-COLA BOTTLER SETTLES WITH OFCCP FOR $495K

October 12, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe Black Satchel Road distribution facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottling company in the United States, agreed to a $495,000 settlement to be...

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OFCCP FY 2010 Complaints And Compliance Evaluations – That’s A Wrap

October 05, 2010

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting GroupOFCCP’s fiscal year ended on Thursday, September 30th, marking the close of the second year under the Obama administration. During the 2010 fiscal year, the OFCCP proposed many regulatory and policy...

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FRITO-LAY DEFEATS THE OFCCP

July 30, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn July 23, 2010, Administrative Law Judge Larry W. Price supported Frito-Lay on an issue that is critical to all DCI clients. The facts in this case are as follows. The OFCCP selected...

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OFCCP SETTLES HIRING CASE WITH THE WACKENHUT CORP. FOR $290,000

June 10, 2010

OFCCP News Release: [06/09/2010]Contact Name: Rich KulczewskiPhone Number: (303) 844-1302Release Number: 10-0736-DENUS Department of Labor settles hiring discrimination case with The Wackenhut Corp. in Aurora, Colo.Company agrees to pay $290,000 to...

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