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Racial Equity Audits: Now is the Time to Learn More

May 02, 2023

By: Joanna Colosimo

This article was originally published in WorldatWork's #evolve Magazine and has been modified for the DCI blog. 

A growing number of organizations have experienced pressure (often from corporate and activist shareholders) to...

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Impacts of EEO-1 FOIA Disclosures on Objectors and Non-Objectors

May 01, 2023

By: Joanna Colosimo and Zach Olsen

On April 17, 2023, aggregated company race/ethnicity and sex counts by EEO-1 category as a part of the EEO-1 consolidated reports from 2016-2020 were released for federal contractors and subcontractors that did not...

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Federal Agencies Make Statement on Discrimination & Bias in Automated Systems

May 01, 2023

By: Bre Timko and Dave Schmidt

Federal leaders, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Burrows, U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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New Voluntary Self-Identification Form for Disability Released

April 27, 2023

By: Jair Portillo

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published an updated Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC- 305) on April 26, 2023. Federal contractors and subcontractors must begin using the new form by...

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Maintaining Psychological Safety in the Event of a Reduction in Force

April 25, 2023

By: Chad Peddie and Jon Geier

This is part 7 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity.

This blog series has focused on how an employer can create psychological safety for its workforce. In recent blogs, we...

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California Employers Can Request Deferral for Labor Contractor Report

April 18, 2023

By: Sheryl Harmening

On April 14, 2023, California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) updated itsFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with additional information on upcoming pay reporting requirements. According to CRD, employers can now request an ...

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OFCCP Publishes Revised Version of Supply & Service Scheduling Letter

April 18, 2023

By: Evan Szarenski

As previously covered by the DCI Blog, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is working to revise the letter it uses to schedule compliance reviews of supply and service federal contractors and subcontractors....

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Technical Report Issued on the Use of AI in Employment Decision Making

April 12, 2023

By: Kermit Olson

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decision making is receiving ever increasing attention from governmental agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract...

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Summarizing the Updated Final Rules Issued for NYC's Local Law 144

April 12, 2023

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko

On April 6, 2023, the New York City (NYC) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued the final set of rules for enforcing Local Law 144, regulating the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs)...

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Enhancing Employee Engagement through DEIA Efforts

April 11, 2023

By: Chad Peddie and Bobbie Burton

This is part 6 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity.

In a world increasingly demanding of employee attention and time, the challenge for organizations to effectively engage...

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Delay Announced for the Enforcement of New York City’s Local Law 144

April 06, 2023

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko

If you have been following the state of New York City’s Local Law 144, which is intended to regulate the use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) used to make or substantially assist hiring decisions, you may...

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OFCCP Announces Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 5.4 Percent

April 04, 2023

By: Brittany Dian-Hansell

On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) updated the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark to 5.4 percent, slightly down from 5.5 percent in...

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