DCI Consulting Blog

Today, May 2nd, 2017, DCI Consulting Group announced the release of EEOPay, the latest version of DCI’s industry leading pay equity analysis software. Developed in response to expanded state laws, activist investors, international and U.S....

On April 27, 2017, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alexander Acosta as the 27^th U.S. Secretary of Labor. He was sworn in the next day, April 28^th. In the 60 to 38 vote, eight Democrats voted in favor of Acosta. In addition, the confirmation occurred just...

A private compensation discrimination case alleging Allsteel discriminated against three former female managers in pay was brought to the attention of the Eighth Circuit Court.  The court’s ruling on Dindinger v. Allsteel, Inc. deemed OFCCP’s...

Today, April 4, 2017, people across the United States will observe a national day to bring awareness around the gender pay gap. This date symbolizes how far into 2017 women must work to earn what men made in 2016, based on national pay averages.

On...

Trending in the technology industry is the Atlassian 2017 State of Diversity Report released publicly on the Atlassian website. The report highlights key outcomes of a survey that reached 1,400 technology workers across the United States without a...

As United States employers see increasing legislative requirements for eliminating the gender pay gap, companies around the world are seeing similar trends coming from their national governments.

On April 6, 2017, the UK’s Equality Act 2010 (Gender...

Today, March 31, 2017, the annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark was updated on the VEVRAA Benchmark Database.  The benchmark – 6.7 percent – is effective March 31, 2017.

Contractors who adopted the...

On March 27, 2017, President Trump signed new legislation revoking Executive Order 13673 – Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces. As a result, federal contractors will not be required to report alleged labor violations to federal agencies as part of the bid...

President Trump recently released two items of interest to this industry: 1) an Executive Order on March 13^th directing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to propose a plan with the assistance of each agency to reorganize the...

The case is Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, a class action ADEA ruling handed down on 1/10/17 [849 F.3d 61]. Pittsburgh Glass Works (the Company) terminated 100 employees across 40 locations in a RIF. There was no layoff plan. In the words of...

DCI has just learned that OFCCP began to send out audit scheduling letters on March 17^th. At this time we are not certain how many were sent out, but we do know that 800 CSALs (Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters) were sent to contractor...

With the recent news on diversity and inclusion challenges surfacing at Uber, CEO Travis Kalanick shared workforce diversity data related to technology teams. It was reported that Uber had 15.1% women in technical staff positions. Although other...