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Pending Legislation Related to EEO Issues

March 30, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyAccording to a BNA report dated March 26, 2010, congress is likely to turn its attention to three important piece of EEO legislation. For BNA subscribers, the report is available here....

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EEOC ISSUES NEW DATA ON JOB PATTERNS IN PRIVATE SECTOR

March 02, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyIn a press release dated February 5, 2010, the EEOC reported the following facts based on EEO-1 data extracts in 2008. Key facts include:

  • Of the approximately 62 million private sector...
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SHRM Online Weighs in on Chicago Test Rumors

March 02, 2010

As noted in a prior DCI Update, it was reported in the Chicago newspapers that the Chicago Police Department is considering scrapping its police entry exam (see ...

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DCI Re-Launches “DCI Client Updates” - DR. Arthur Gutman Editor in Chief

February 15, 2010

Dr. Arthur Gutman, Professor of Psychology at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), is the new editor of DCI’s semi-monthly client alerts. Art is author of “EEO Law and Personnel Practices” (Sage, 2000, 2nd Ed) and originator of “On The Legal Front...

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OFCCP APPOINTS MARIKA LITRAS, Ph.D. AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS IN PACIFIC REGION

December 09, 2009

OFCCP has announced the addition of Marika Litras, Ph.D. as Director of Operations, OFCCP in the Pacific region. Marika Litras has been a Statistician with OFCCP’s Division of Statistics & Technology since May, 2004, stationed in the Pacific...

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E-VERIFY REQUIRED AS OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

August 10, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security has posted on its website that federal contractors (and subcontractors) will be required to use E Verify (Executive Order 12989) as of September 8, 2009. President Bush amended the new rule by on June 6, 2008,...

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DOL Publishes Proposed Rule Implementing Executive Order 13496

August 03, 2009

by Fred Satterwhite, Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting Group

(UPDATE: Final rule published on May 20, 2010)

More than six months after President Obama signed Executive Order 13496, the U.S. Department of Labor today published a proposed regulation

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PATRICIA A. SHIU NAMED HEAD OF OFCCP

July 29, 2009

Patricia A. Shiu, currently Vice President of Programs at the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, has been named Director of the OFCCP. Shiu has dedicated her twenty-five year career to strengthening and enforcing the rights of women,...

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EEOC ISSUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON H1N1 PREPAREDNESS COMPLIANCE WITH ADA

June 18, 2009

The EEOC issued a technical assistance document that provides guidance on how employers can prepare for the H1N1 virus without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE AVAILABLE FROM DOL

May 13, 2009

The Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy recently released its new Four-Step Reference Guide to help employers recruit, hire and retain employees with disabilities.

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BILL INTRODUCED TO DEBAR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS EMPLOYING ILLEGAL ALIENS

May 13, 2009

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Florida) has introduced a bill (Border Control and Accountability Act, H.R. 1668) that would suspend or debar federal contractors that employ illegal aliens. The bill would also prohibit the Department of Homeland Security...

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EEOC ISSUES EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES ON WORK/FAMILY BALANCE

May 13, 2009

The EEOC issued a technical assistance document on best practices to avoid discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities. The report was released at a public meeting to discuss the importance of policies that protect caregivers in...

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