DCI Consulting Blog

By: Bill Osterndorf and Evan Szarenski 

On January 6, 2023, the State of Illinois published final administrative rules regarding the Equal Pay Registration Certificate that employers must secure. The administrative rules had been published in ...

By: Mitchell Chamberlin

On November 30, 2022, the State of Washington issued its Administrative Policy for the state’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act.  The law, which is meant to prevent discrimination and promote pay equity for workers, takes...

By: Dave Schmidt

On December 9, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued an update on the status of Local Law 144 that will regulate the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs), wherein hiring decisions...

By: Evan Szarenski and Joanna Colosimo

OFCCP began notifying contractors, that did not object to release of EEO-1 Type 2 reports,of a data release after January 2, 2023. However, there is aproblem: contractors who did object have also received...

By: Kayin Banfield 

On November 15, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a revised version of its Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form. The agency is currently soliciting comments regarding these...

By: Bill Osterndorf, Kate Hayek, and Alaya Collins

On November 9, 2022, theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) gave notice that it is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a three-year extension of the EEO-1

By: Mitchell Chamberlin

On November 20, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed major changes to the scheduling letter and itemized listing it uses to initiate compliance reviews of covered federal supply and...

By: Deborah Fashole-Luke and Rosemary Cox 

This year is the inaugural year of the Office of Federal Contractor Program’s (OFCCP) Contractor Portal. Throughout a months-long registration and certification period, federal contractors and...

By: Haley Fisk

Republican commissioner of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Janet Dhillon announced her resignation from EEOC, with her last day in service being November 18, 2022. Before moving to her post as a commissioner,...

By: Benjamin Kerner and Evan Szarenski

On November 4, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a draft of its strategic plan for the next five years (2022-2026) and gave the public an opportunity to comment. The plan...

By: Haley Fisk

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a new 'Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal' poster(revised version dated 10/20/2022)meant to replace and supersedethe previous ‘EEO is the Law’ post

By: Dave Schmidt and Sara Hendrick

December 9, 2022 UPDATE: The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is delaying enforcement of Local Law 144 until April 15, 2023 due to the high volume of public comments. The DCWP is planning a...