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by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsMartha Burrage, Director-EEO/AA at Honeywell, was awarded the first “Lois Baumerich Lifetime Achievement Award” at the recent Annual ILG National Conference in Anaheim, California. This award...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe U.S. House of Representatives apologized to African Americans for the “fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow” segregation. Congress unsuccessfully...

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new data indicating that racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. will become a 54 percent majority in 2042.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

The EEOC released its annual report on the federal workforce that shows the number of complaints alleging employment discrimination declined from 2006 levels.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsConstance S. Barker was sworn in on July 16, 2008 as a new EEOC Commissioner. Barker was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 31, 2008, and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on June...

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming ILG national conference scheduled July 29 – August 1, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Here is the conference agenda.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

South Carolina’s governor has signed H.4400 requiring employers to verify the legal status of employees through the Department of Homeland Security or with a South Carolina driver’s license. The legislation also contains penalties for employers who...

President Bush has amended Executive Order 12989 to require contractors to use an electronic employment verification system designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm the employment eligibility of their workforce. DHS...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsRichard Stana, Director Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a statement at a recent House Judiciary subcommittee hearing that indicated a...

Today's post appears on behalf of Dan Biddle, CEO, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.:Our firm was deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Matt Halpern. Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) had the privilege to work with Matt Halpern for over...

Governor David A. Paterson has signed a bill into law that will allow criminal punishment of threats made through the display of nooses. The bill classifies the display of a noose to harass or threaten a bias victim as a felony punishable by up to...

We are pleased to pass on an invitation from the Pacific Region ILG to register for the 26th annual Industry Liaison Group National Conference scheduled for July 29, 2008 – August 1, 2008. This year’s annual conference will be held at the Hyatt...