DCI Consulting Blog

By Yesenia Salguero

On July 2, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which outlines the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ priorities and enforcement actions related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act...

By Victoria Ungvary and Amanda Bowman

Historically, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published an annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark on or around March 31^st. However, as...

By Zach Olsen

On July 2, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which allows the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to resume its enforcement activities related to Section 503 of the...

By Fred Satterwhite

Five months after Executive Order (EO) 11246 was revoked, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has proposed revisions to its implementing regulations, including changes to affirmative action and data...

By David Cohen

On Friday, June 27^th, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine Eschbach sent a letter to federal contractors asking them to voluntarily submit information to the agency explaining their efforts to...

By Joanna Colosimo

This is Part 2 of the “Is EEO Cool Again?” blog series. Catch up by reading Part I: EEO Compliance Isn't DEI.

Over the past decade, many experts have emphasized the importance of breaking down silos between equal employment...

By: Joanna Colosimo

Over several decades, DCI has dedicated substantial efforts to evaluating equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance programs and anti-discrimination initiatives. Typically managed within an organization's Human Resources and...

By Dave Schmidt and Sarah Layman

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into employment decision-making processes for organizations continues to accelerate, as does the evolution of the legal and regulatory environment. This post provides...

By Fred Satterwhite

Federal contractors who have been waiting to find out how Executive Order (EO) 14173 would be implemented now know at least one piece of the federal government’s enforcement plan.

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice...

By Mitchell Chamberlin

As DCI has covered in a previous blog, a new pay transparency law is set to go into effect in Vermont starting on July 1, 2025. With the enactment of this law, known as Act 155, Vermont joins four other states with new pay...

By Stephanie Horn

A new pay transparency law is in effect in New Jersey as of June 1, 2025. Senate Bill No. 2310 was introduced in the New Jersey Legislature last year and requires covered employers in New Jersey to notify current employees of...

By Amanda Bowman and Emily Kimble

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has officially opened the2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal as of today, May 20, 2025. All private-sector employers with 100 or more employees are now...