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
Improving diversity -- what's okay and what isn’t?
Employers are creative and strategic when it comes to increasing workforce diversity. Sometimes, however, that creativity -- and the motivation to “move the needle” on...more
6/14/2021
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Title VII
The revised regulations cement the enforcement practices.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Final Rule implementing changes to its enforcement process. The changes apply to the regulations of all...more
11/9/2020
/ Discrimination ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Evidence ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Register ,
Final Rules ,
Notice of Violation ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
The OFCCP had a banner year (again).
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs touted its accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2020 (October 2019 – September 2020). According to the agency, it recovered $35.6 million...more
A recent study in Australia sought to determine whether “de-identifying” applications – removing any information relating to race and gender – would eliminate the effects of implicit or unconscious bias and “help promote...more
Today the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued its Final Rule implementing Executive Order 13665, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against employees and applicants who ask about or...more
9/14/2015
/ Affirmative Action ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Defense Strategies ,
Discrimination ,
EEO ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Essential Functions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
OFCCP ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Subcontractors ,
Transparency
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced a proposed rule to update the agency's sex discrimination regulations. The OFCCP's existing guidelines on sex discrimination were issued in 1970 and, admittedly, do...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced yesterday that it is issuing a Final Rule implementing President Obama's Executive Order that prohibits federal contractors from discriminating on the bases of...more
For the fifth time in seven months, President Obama has signed an Executive Order directed solely toward federal contractors and their employees. Yesterday, he signed the "Fair Play and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order to...more