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DCI Staff Attend 29th ILG Annual Conference Held In New Orleans

August 08, 2011

The 29th Annual National Conference for the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) was held July 25 – 29, 2011 in New Orleans, LA. This annual conference brings together members of the federal contracting community to discuss affirmative action and equal...

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UNIFORM GUIDELINES EXTENDED WITHOUT CHANGES

August 05, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe EEOC announced on July 28 that it gave notice of its intention to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) its intent to submit the recordkeeping requirement in the...

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DOL Postpones 2011 VETS-100/VETS-100A Filing Due to Technical Problems

August 02, 2011

By Fred Satterwhite, Principal Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the online filing system for VETS-100 and VETS-100A Federal contract reporting will be unavailable until October 1, 2011, due to...

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OFCCP Director Shiu Conducts Q&A Session

July 26, 2011

The Q&A occurred on July 12, 2001 and during the session, Director Patricia A. Shiu revealed several important pending developments. Among her introductory remarks, she announced that the OFCCP is “engaged in several efforts to strengthen and update...

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OFCCP Releases 2011 Regulatory Agenda

July 11, 2011
OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu announced last Thursday, July 7th, the release of their regulatory agenda for this past spring of 2011. In the agenda, OFCCP has ambitiously proposed regulations over the next year for veterans, individuals with...
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CCE Submits Comments on Veterans NPRM

July 06, 2011

The Equal Employment Advisory Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, The Associated General Contractors of America, the Center for Corporate Equality, and the HR Policy Association submitted a letter to the...

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DCI Staff Present at SIOP’S 26th Annual Conference Held in Chicago

April 26, 2011

The 26th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 14-16, 2011 in Chicago, IL. Attendees and presenters from a variety of industries and backgrounds took part in the event. As is typically...

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TOM DOWD joins OFCCP as Director of the Division of Program Operations

January 20, 2011

Thomas M. Dowd joins OFCCP as Director of the Division of Program Operations where he will oversee the Functional Affirmative Action Program Unit and DPO’s three branches: Enforcement and Appeals, Field Liaison Operations and Technical Assistance,...

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EEOC Reports Record High Private Sector Claims in FY 2010

January 18, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a press release on 1/11/11, the EEOC reported a record number of discrimination claims in the private sector for FY 2010, which ended on September 30, 2010. The actual number was...

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New Edition of EEO Law and Personnel Practices is Available

November 22, 2010

by Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupFor those of you looking for an excellent and current EEO/AA reference, the newest edition of Art Gutman’s EEO Law and Personnel Practices is now available.This edition, co-authored by...

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NLRB Challenges Firing Over Facebook Postings

November 22, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyBased on published reports, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces the National Relations Labor Act (NLRA), has accused American Medical Response of Connecticut of...

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DCI Principal Consultant DR. Michael Aamodt Testifies on Job-Relatedness of credit checks at EEOC meeting

October 26, 2010

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting GroupAs described in a previous post, on October 20th EEOC held its first commissioner’s meeting of the year. The topic of interest was the use of credit checks to make employment decisions. The meeting was...

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