On March 12, 2010, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis testified in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding the DOL’s FY 2011 budget. Text of Secretary Solis’s prepared...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) a final rule prescribing the details of the notice of employee rights under Federal labor...
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyOn January 21, 2010 Linda S. Chapman, a Labor Department Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), ruled that Bank of America (BOA) was guilty of a pattern or practice of discrimination against...
by Joanna Colosimo, Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupFor Fiscal Year 2010, there was a 16% increase to the OFCCP’s budget, which represents the largest percentage increase the agency has received on record. This addition to the agency’s budget will...
On January 21, 2010, Linda S. Chapman, a Labor Department ALJ ruled that Bank of America (BOA) discriminated against black applicants for four entry-level jobs in 1993 and from 2002 to 2005. BOA was given 14 days to appeal the ruling to the...
The full report is available at http://www.cceq.org/. The major findings in the reports are:
- Number of settlements increased from 61 in FY 2007 to 73 in FY 2008
- As in FY 2007, over 95% of the settlements involved allegations of systemic...
The first of five FAQs summarizes the Ricci ruling and the remaining four address whether Ricci affects how OFCCP will conduct compliance evaluations; whether Ricci alters contractor obligations relating to affirmative action and test validation;...