Spoiler alert: DEI policy wasn't enough to establish discrimination. Five journalists who were formerly employed with Gannett Co., Inc., alleged that the media company’s diversity policies resulted in “reverse”...more
9/11/2024
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Bias ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation Agreement ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Wage and Hour
Wait, not everything about DEI on the internet is true? For organizations that desire to retain or implement DEI practices, it is vital to address common misperceptions or negative stereotypes about DEI. When DEI policies...more
How prepared is your organization? Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies have faced increased...more
8/23/2024
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Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Mentor-Protege Program ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Training
State Attorney General follows through on threat.
Last summer, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v....more
7/16/2024
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
IBM ,
Job Promotions ,
Quotas ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
State Attorneys General ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College
Employers are increasingly focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, but DEI policies and practices often overlook issues relating to gender identity. This blog post provides suggestions for helping to ensure that...more
New audit list dropped June 7th. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The CSAL is a courtesy notification for contractors that they will be...more
6/10/2024
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Audits ,
Compliance ,
Contractor Audits ,
CSALs ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Scheduling Letters ,
Training
Chief Justice Roberts did say, "eliminating race discrimination means eliminating all of it." The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a grant program -- which is available only to black females...more
Traditional rules apply to AI, too!
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...more
The Office of Management and Budget updated the federal government’s standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting information on race and ethnicity. The government’s standards for classifying race and ethnicity...more
The goal drops yet again. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that the new annual hiring benchmark for protected veterans is 5.2 percent. Effective March 31, the benchmark drops from 5.4 percent to...more
BREAKING: OFCCP announces this year's reporting cycle. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs now requires covered contractors to certify on an annual basis that they have affirmative action plans in place. The...more
Another chapter has unfolded in the ongoing saga relating to the unprecedented and massive FOIA request for all federal contractors’ EEO-1 Reports. As we previously reported, Will Evans, a reporter with The Center for...more
Don’t be late. Federal contractors with a contract worth $150,000 or more are required to file a VETS-4212 Report, which is due on September 30 of each year.
The VETS-4212 Report generally requires information about a...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has required filing of the EEO-1 Report since 1966. Generally, all private employers with 100 or more employees must file the EEO-1 Report on an annual basis. Additionally, prime...more
9/13/2023
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Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
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Foreign Corporations ,
NAICS ,
Pay Data ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Spinoffs ,
Wage and Hour
Another 1,000 contractors slated for audit.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List. This new list includes 1,000 contractors for establishment reviews,...more
Finally!
After considerable delay, and approval from the Office of Management and Budget, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that the portal for 2022 EEO-1 Reports would open on October 31, 2023....more
Your next audit will be significantly more burdensome.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced its new Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing effective immediately. As anticipated, the new desk audit...more
Back to the “gotcha” days at OFCCP.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Final Rule that rolls back various enforcement procedures codified during the Trump Administration. While the Final Rule...more
On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court held that admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by using...more
7/6/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Protection ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII
No breaking news here, folks.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a resource on artificial intelligence, Select Issues: Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence...more
You may have forgotten this was even “a thing.”
Remember back in 2021 when President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, which required many federal contractors to ensure that employees working on federal contracts had...more
Contractors must use the new form by July 25.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that the standard form contractors are required to use when soliciting disability status from applicants and...more
Expectations lowered yet again.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that the new annual hiring benchmark for protected veterans is 5.4 percent. Effective March 31, the benchmark dropped from 5.5...more
OFCCP Director heads to White House.
Jenny Yang has been Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs since the beginning of the Biden Administration. Ms. Yang announced this week that she is departing...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that the Contractor Portal will open on March 31 and that contractors will have until June 29 to certify compliance.
The procedures appear to be similar to last...more