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DOL Secretary Solis Testifies on FY 2011 Budget

On March 12, 2010, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis testified in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,...

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E.O. 13496 Final Rule Submitted to OMB; Final Action Possible By May

(UPDATE: Final rule published on May 20, 2010)

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Follow-Up Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Rules Against Bank of America

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology On January 21, 2010 Linda S. Chapman, a Labor Department Administrative Law Judge...

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The New OFCCP Administration: Focus on Veterans and Disabilities

by Joanna Colosimo, Consultant, DCI Consulting Group For Fiscal Year 2010, there was a 16% increase to the OFCCP’s budget, which represents the...

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Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) process trends

by Keli Parody Wilson, Consultant, DCI Consulting Group The contractor community has seen a shift in the agencies focus since Patricia Shiu started...

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DOL Releases OFCCP Enforcement Budget and Initiatives for 2011

The full report is available at http://www.dol.gov/dol/budget/2011/PDF/CBJ-2011-V2-04.pdf. Major features include: · OFCCP will randomly select...

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Rules Against Bank of America

On January 21, 2010, Linda S. Chapman, a Labor Department ALJ ruled that Bank of America (BOA) discriminated against black applicants for four...

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CCE Releases Its Annual Report on OFCCP Transparency

The full report is available at http://www.cceq.org/. The major findings in the reports are:

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OFCCP Addresses FAQS on Ricci V. Destefano

The first of five FAQs summarizes the Ricci ruling and the remaining four address whether Ricci affects how OFCCP will conduct compliance...

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OFCCP Describes Enforcement Initiatives in FY 2011 Budget

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its FY 2011 budget request on February 1, including descriptions of several planned enforcement...

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DOL Releases OFCCP FY 2009 Enforcement Statistics and FY 2011 Budget Details

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its FY 2011 budget request on February 1, including FY 2009 performance statistics for OFCCP. Among the...

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Center For Corporate Equality Releases OFCCP FY2008 Report, Calls For Transparency in OFCCP Reporting

The Center for Corporate Equality (CCE) has released its annual report summarizing enforcement results developed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s...