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EEO-1 Component 2 Update: Judge Orders EEOC Must Keep Portal Open

November 04, 2019

Judge Chutkan has denied EEOC’s request to officially close the NORC portal for EEO-1 Component 2 data collection even though EEOC contends they have fulfilled the court’s order to collect at least the average number of historical filers. As...

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The Higher Education Technical Assistance Guide (TAG)

October 31, 2019

In October, the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released, for the first time, a Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) to help educational institutions better understand their obligations under the equal employment opportunity...

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OFCCP Releases New Technical Assistance Guide for Educational Institutions with Federal Contracts

October 11, 2019

Today, October 11, 2019, OFCCPreleased a new technical assistance guide for educational institutions with federal contracts.According to OFCCP, federal contractors will be able to use this new technical assistance guide as a self-assessment tool...

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Breaking News: EEOC to Continue Collecting Component 2 Data Until Target Response Rate is Reached

September 27, 2019

Today, September 27, 2019, EEOC posted an announcement that it would continue to collect Component 2 data until it reaches what the Court has determined to be the target response rate. As EEOC stated:

"So long as the Court’s order is in effect...

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GAO Follow-up Report on OFCCP: AAP Electronic Upload in the Future

September 25, 2019

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued three reports since September 2016 that offer the OFCCP and EEOC recommendations for improving enforcement of equal employment opportunity policy.1 On September 19, 2019, the GAO...

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OFCCP’s Contractor Assistance Portal – New Feature Available

September 16, 2019

OFCCP announced today a new feature to their Contractor Assistance Portal. Contractors can now participate in a chatroom where they can pose questions to each other, as well as like and comment on posts to the board. This feature will allow...

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Recent Update from NORC Regarding Company User ID Requests

September 13, 2019

On September 12, 2019 the Component 2 EEO-1 HelpDesk released an answer to an FAQ they have been receiving regarding company user IDs for the NORC system. As a reminder, companies are required to use new login information when filing via the NORC...

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EEO-1 Component 2 Updates: What You Need to Know about Current and Future Data Collections

September 13, 2019

What a week! For those that have been along for the EEO-1 Component 2 ride since the March 4th decision to reinstate EEOC’s pay data collection, and especially for those reading the tea leaves to predict what comes next, last week was quite the...

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DCI Consulting Group Hires Jone Papinchock and Dave Schmidt

September 10, 2019

PR Newswire: DCI Consulting Group, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce thatJoanne (Jone) Papinchock, Ph.D. andDavid (Dave) Schmidt, Ph.D. have joined our team as Principal Consultants in the Personnel Selection and Litigation Support Division.

Jone...

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OFCCP Encourages Contractors to Consider Functional Plans

August 28, 2019

The Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) program has received renewed focus under the current administration. A revised Directive was released in July and just this week OFCCP sent a notification to their subscription list aimed at “busting...

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DCI Consultants Lisa Harpe and Sarah Layman Published in Law360

August 20, 2019
On August 20, 2019, DCI consultants Lisa Harpe and Sarah Layman were published in Law360 for their article "Anti-Discrimination Essentials From New OFCCP Guidance". Read the article on the Law360 website.
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OFCCP Publishes New Proposed Rule for Religious Exemptions

August 16, 2019

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a new rule “clarifying” religious exemptions a contractor can be granted under the Executive Order 11246 contractual obligations. OFCCP cites the need for a proposed rule for...

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