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A Speculative Note on What The Future May Bring

September 24, 2013

Recent DCI blogs have summarized high-level themes from the new 503 and VEVRAA regulations. One theme relates to the new analytics that may be required by the final regulations. The new regulations provide for a (1) protected veteran benchmark...

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Department of Labor Called to Defend Final Rules to House Committee

September 24, 2013

The Committee on Education and the Workforce in the US House of Representatives sent a letter dated September 19, 2013 to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez. This letter begins by stating that the Committee has conducted oversight on these proposed...

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U.S. DEPT of Labor Releases Final Rules Updating VEVRAA & Section 503

August 27, 2013
The following email was sent to Congressional Staff today: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced two final rules to improve hiring and employment of veterans and for people with disabilities. One rule updates the Vietnam Era Veterans’...
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OFCCP SUBMITS 4212 REGULATIONS TO OMB

July 31, 2013
OFCCP has submitted the 4212 regulations to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today in final form. OMB has at least 60 days to review the regulations. This does not mean the regulations are final and in place ---- OMB can now either approve...
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OFCCP'S Disability and Protected Veteran Regulations: Are They Imminent?

July 10, 2013

In our last update on the proposed Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities regulations, we discussed the delayed publication of the final rules as compared to OFCCP’s planned release date of April 2013. The recently published Spring...

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Outreach to Veterans II: Become A Champion

June 18, 2013

In our first Outreach to Veterans blog, we focused on developing a veteran recruitment strategy that considered resources available to you and how to maximize them. In addition, tips and resources were provided to ramp up your outreach efforts. To...

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Implications of Veteran Preference in Hiring

June 18, 2013

In an effort to strengthen regulatory requirements related to veteran affirmative action and nondiscrimination, the OFCCP released in April 2011 a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of...

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WHAT IS THE STATUS OF PROPOSED VETERAN (4212) AND DISABILITY (503) REGULATIONS?

May 07, 2013

Based upon the FY 2013 Budget Request to Congress, OFCCP planned to release in final form the Veterans and Disabilities regulations sometime in April of 2013. However, those regulations are still at OFCCP going through “revisions” and have not been...

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Outreach to Veterans: Are You Meeting Your Obligations?

April 09, 2013

Federal contractors and subcontractors that are covered under the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) are required to take affirmative action in employing and advancing covered veterans. In practice, this means that contractors...

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OFCCP'S 2013 REGULATORY AGENDA: SECTION 503 AND 4212 TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING

January 08, 2013

Most federal contractors have been eagerly awaiting news on the Section 503 and 4212 regulations that have been in the works for several years now. The future of the regulations relied upon the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. There was a...

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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE RELEASES REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT TRENDS & PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS

November 20, 2012

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe report documents employment trends for the 4th quarter 2008 through the 3rd quarter 2012. The report compares employment trends for Gulf War II Veterans (GWII) and other veterans to...

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Some Follow up Thoughts on Recent EEO Posts

October 31, 2012

by Eric M. Dunleavy Ph.D., Principal Consultant, DCI ConsultingIf you follow this blog regularly, you know that we have been staying busy over the last few months keeping the EEO community updated on various court rulings, settlements, regulatory...

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