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OFCCP Director Shiu Conducts Q&A Session

July 26, 2011

The Q&A occurred on July 12, 2001 and during the session, Director Patricia A. Shiu revealed several important pending developments. Among her introductory remarks, she announced that the OFCCP is “engaged in several efforts to strengthen and update...

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CCE Submits Comments on Veterans NPRM and Proposed Scheduling Letter Changes

July 12, 2011

July 11, 2011 - CCE submitted the following comments on OFCCP’s NPRM for the Veterans AAP regulations and proposed changes to the scheduling letter’s itemized listing. These comments were submitted through www.regulations.gov.CCE Comments on...

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CCE Submits Comments on Veterans NPRM

July 06, 2011

The Equal Employment Advisory Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, The Associated General Contractors of America, the Center for Corporate Equality, and the HR Policy Association submitted a letter to the...

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OFCCP Releases New FAAP Directive

June 28, 2011

by Keli Wilson, Senior Consultant, DCI ConsultingEffective June 14, 2011, OFCCP released a much anticipated new FAAP directive, outlining the application process to seek approval for and develop an affirmative action plan by a business function or...

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ALJ Rules that Parent Company and its Subsidiary are a Single Entity for Purposes of OFCCP Jurisdiction

June 21, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn the case of OFCCP v. Manheim Auctions Inc. [DOL OALJ, No. 2011-OFC-00005, 6/14/11], ALJ Alan L. Bergstrom addressed the issue of whether Manheim Auctions Government Services LLC...

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VEVRAA NPRM COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED

June 17, 2011

On April 26, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM (76 FR 23358) proposes revising regulations implementing the affirmative action...

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OFCCP RECALLS ALL MIDWEST SCHEDULING LETTERS DATED JUNE 3, 2011

June 17, 2011

DCI has learned that OFCCP is recalling all scheduling letters dated June 3 sent from the Midwest Region Office. Apparently these scheduling letters were unauthorized and should not have been sent out. Contractors are being notified by OFCCP that...

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Astrazeneca Settles With OFCCP on Allegations of Sex Discrimination in Pay

June 08, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a consent decree announced on June 6, 2011, AstraZeneca agreed to a $250,000 (plus interest) settlement on behalf of 124 female pharmaceutical sales specialists that, allegedly,...

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POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT OF VEVRAA FOR WOMEN

May 16, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn April 26, 2011, the OFCCP proposed a rule requiring federal contractors to establish annual benchmarks for hiring veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act...

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OFCCP's Proposed Rules Recommending Benchmarks for Hiring Veterans

May 16, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyUnder a proposed rule by the OFCCP on April 26, 2011 federal contractors would be required for the first time to establish annual benchmarks for hiring veterans. In an interview on April...

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OFCCP Proposes Changes to the Scheduling Letter

May 16, 2011

by David Cohen, President, DCI ConsultingThe OFCCP is requesting OMB approval to make changes to its current scheduling letter and itemized listing. As most of you are aware, the scheduling letter lists the 11 items needed to submit to OFCCP within...

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DCI STAFF PRESENT AT SIOP’S 26th ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD IN CHICAGO

April 26, 2011

The 26th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 14-16, 2011 in Chicago, IL. Attendees and presenters from a variety of industries and backgrounds took part in the event. As is typically...

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