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ODEP & OFCCP Launch Inclusion Award

July 09, 2019

Federal contractors can now apply for the Excellence in Disability Inclusion (EDI) award. The EDI award is a joint initiative between the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to...

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Launch of Component 2 EEO-1 Online Filing System Portal

July 03, 2019

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data in the future because the burden imposed on employers to comply. The links referencing the portal...

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Updates on Proposed Changes to Scheduling Letters

July 02, 2019

OFCCP suggested a number of changes to the current scheduling letters in its Proposed Renewal of Information Collection Requirements, which was published in the Federal Register on April 12. Following the release of these proposed revisions, there...

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Proposed Changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letters: The Institute’s Comments

June 30, 2019

As noted in a previous blog, OFCCP proposed changes (dated April 12, 2019) to the supply and service scheduling letters covering contractor compliance with Executive Order (EO) 11246, Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations . The Institute for Workplace...

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DCI Consulting Hires Jon Geier as a Principal Consultant

June 12, 2019

DCI Consulting Group, Inc. is pleased to announce thatJon Geier, a recently retired employment law partner at Paul Hastings LLP, is joining DCI as a Principal Consultant. Jon brings over 30 years of experience advising employers on workforce issues.

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EEO-1 Pay Component 2: Where Are We Now?

May 30, 2019

Now that the deadline for Component 1 of the EEO-1 Survey has passed (hopefully with successful filings for all), EEOC is looking ahead to the process of Component 2 pay data collection. EEOC is partnering with NORC at the University of Chicago, a...

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DOL/OFCCP Regulatory Agenda – Open for Comment

May 28, 2019

OFCCP has three agenda items currently in the proposed rule stage. Meaning, the following rules have been proposed to the public in order to address a specific problem or accomplish an agency goal:

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DCI Consultants Amanda Bowman and David Sharrer Published in Law360

May 10, 2019
On May 9th, 2019, DCI consultants Amanda Bowman and David Sharrer were published in Law360 for their article "OFCCP Affirmative Action Compliance May Be Changing". Read the article on the Law360 website.
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Justice Department Files Appeal, Component 2 Still On

May 03, 2019

Following Judge Chutkan’s reinstatement of Component 2 of the EEO-1 report in National Women's Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Justice filed a Notice of Appeal of the ruling on May 3rd. The appealwill be reviewed by...

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Breaking News: EEO-1 Component 2 Update

April 25, 2019

DCI staff just left the courtroom and the order is in. EEOC will announce to employers and post in the Federal Register by April 29 that data collection will begin and employers should prepare to collect and report by September 30, 2019. The...

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OFCCP Proposes Substantial Changes to Scheduling Letters and Compliance Checks

April 15, 2019

On Friday April 12, 2019, OFCCP posted a Notice and Comment for revised supply and service scheduling letters (including FAAPs and CMCEs), Section 503, and VEVRAA Focused Review letters, and compliance checks in the Federal Register.Comments are...

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EEO-1 Pay Data Collection – The Saga Continues with a Hearing Scheduled Next Week

April 12, 2019

Yesterday, April 11, 2019, Judge Chutkan scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. (EDT) next Tuesday April 16, 2019, for all parties to attend in regards to her order to reinstate the EEO-1 pay data component 2 obligation. 

The hearing will include...

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