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DCI has learned that Bradley A. Anderson will become the Director of OFCCP’s Midwest Regional Office. Director Anderson has been with the agency for 16 years and was most recently the director of the Charlotte District Office in North Carolina. The...

by Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D., DCI Consulting GroupOn November 16th the EEOC held their last public meeting of calendar year 2011. I was able to attend the meeting, which focused on (1) ADEA regulations and (2) disabled veteran equal employment...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a ruling by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Linda S. Chapman, the law firm of O’Melevny & Myers (or simply the “Firm”) was deemed a federal contractor subject to the provisions of...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn November 14th, 2011 a D.C. District Court judge dismissed a complaint by United Space Alliance that OFCCP violated its 4th amendment and other rights by requesting detailed employee...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe settlement was announced in a news release dated 10/20/11 on the OFCCP website (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/). The allegation in this case is that Caviness was guilty of discrimination...

October 11, 2011 - CCE submitted the following comments on OFCCP’s NPRM for the proposed compensation data collection tool. These comments were submitted through www.regulations.gov.CCE Comments on Compensation Data Collection Tool

DCI has received an advanced copy of the revised proposed OFCCP scheduling letter, compliance check and itemized listing. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of the revised letter and it will be published on ...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a DCI Client Alert published on June 21, 2011, we reported ALJ Alan L. Bergstrom’s ruling in OFCCP v. Manheim Auctions Inc. [DOL OALJ, No. 2011-OFC-00005, 6/14/11]. The case involved...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe suit, announced on September 1, 2011, seeks back pay, interest for at least 270 class members and job offers for at least 17 of the original applicants under the threat of...

Following the completed OMB review of OFCCP’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for a new Compensation Data Collection Tool, OFCCP will issue its ANPRM for the tool in the August 10, 2011 edition of the Federal Register. The agency notes...

The 29th Annual National Conference for the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) was held July 25 – 29, 2011 in New Orleans, LA. This annual conference brings together members of the federal contracting community to discuss affirmative action and equal...

OFCCP has had a long standing position (although never tested) that TRICARE reimbursement (medical services and supplies to active duty and retired military personnel) established coverage as a supply and service contract under Executive Order...