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EEOC’S ‘FREEDOM TO COMPETE’ AWARD CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will present the...

President Bush Proclaims National Hispanic Heritage Month

President Bush has proclaimed September 15 through October 15, 2007 as National Hispanic Heritage Month in recognition of the contributions of...

Federal Judge Issues TRO Temporarily Blocking Implementation of No-Match Rule

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs A federal district court judge in San Francisco issued an order on August 31 temporarily...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Remembers The Forgotten Civil Rights Act of 1957

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On September 5, 2007, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) chaired a Senate Judiciary Committee...

White House Proclaims National HBCU Week 2007

President Bush has proclaimed the week of September 9 through September 15, 2007 as Nationally Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. He...

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Silver Anniversary 2007 ILG National Conference Wraps Up in NYC

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs A highly successful 25th Annual Industry Liaison Group Conference was held in New York on...

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EEOC Seeks Comments on Freedom to Compete Award Process

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs In 2005 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began issuing “Freedom to...

What’s New at DOL’s Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes interesting research that often provides useful data to employers. If you...

EEOC Votes to Replace Outsourced National Call Center With Federal Employees

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The EEOC voted August 10, 2007 to replace its National Contact Center (NCC) pilot with an...

Bills Introduced to Ban Mandatory Employment Arbitration

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would eliminate mandatory...

EEOC and Centerpoint Energy Sign National Mediation Agreement

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and CenterPoint Energy have announced...

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DOL Releases Fact Sheet On Career-Focused Mentoring For Youth With Disabilities

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has...