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PATRICIA SHIU AND DAVID COHEN ON FEDERAL NEWS RADIO

August 27, 2010

Patricia Shiu, Director of OFCCP, went on Federal News Radio to discuss the agency's initiatives on pay discrimination. Some of the issues discussed include:

  • Rescinding the compensation standards and guidelines
  • A new data collection survey...
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Developments Related to OFCCP and Diversity Discussed at WMILG Meeting

August 27, 2010

by David Morgan & Joanna Colosimo, DCI Consulting Group

William E. Doyle, Jr. at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP presented on recent developments related to OFCCP and diversity at the Washington Metro Industry Liaison Group (WMILG) meeting, on August...

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OFCCP Plans to Rescind Compensation Standards

August 18, 2010

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting GroupDuring the recent National ILG Conference in Las Vegas, OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu announced that the administration would be rescinding the compensation standards and guidelines. The compensation...

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CALL FOR PASSAGE OF PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT (PFA)

July 21, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThere were two major calls on July 20, 2010 for the Senate to pass the PFA, one by President Obama, and one by Vice President Biden. The President called it a “common-sense bill” to...

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President, Task Force Emphasize Paycheck Fairness Act Efforts

July 20, 2010

At a White House Middle Class Task Force forum today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced new initiatives aimed at addressing pay equity and wage discrimination.

Of particular interest to Federal contractors was the announcement that...

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SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS COMMITTEE (HELP) HOLDS HEARING ON PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT (PFA)

March 30, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyThe meeting, held on March 11, 2010 was chaired by Senator Harkin, with testimony from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, an original sponsor of the bill in the House, EEOC Acting Chairman...

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Pending Legislation Related to EEO Issues

March 30, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyAccording to a BNA report dated March 26, 2010, congress is likely to turn its attention to three important piece of EEO legislation. For BNA subscribers, the report is available here....

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DC CIRCUIT COURT RULES THAT LEDBETTER LAW CANNOT BE USED TO REVIVE PROMOTION CLAIMS UNDER ADEA

March 02, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyThe case is Schuler v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, decided on February 16, 2010. The case may be viewed online at http://op.bna.com/dlrcases.nsf/r?Open=kmgn-82qpgx. Schuler alleged he was...

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GAO REPORT RELEASES REPORT ON DOL’S WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS

May 13, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report charging the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division with mishandling nine of the ten cases brought by a team of undercover agents posed as aggrieved workers. The report was entitled...

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EEOC LOSES OVERTIME ARBITRATION

May 13, 2009

The EEOC announced an arbitrator’s ruling that the EEOC’s own practice of giving time off to commission employees who worked extra hours was insufficient for certain investigators and mediators. The arbitrator ruled that most other investigators,...

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IFCO SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA $1.6 MILLION FOR OVERTIME BACK WAGES

May 13, 2009

The Department of Labor announced that IFCO Systems has paid $1.6 million in back wages to 1,751 employees in 17 states who allegedly were not properly paid for overtime hours worked as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL also...

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SIOP’S 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

April 14, 2009

by David Morgan & Eric Dunleavy, DCI Consulting Group

The 24th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) took place April 2-4, 2009 in New Orleans, LA. DCI staff were among those who attended and...

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