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
/ Affirmative Action ,
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
Constangy partners Cara Crotty and Lara de Leon presented a webinar on the importance of DEI and provided suggestions on what organizations can do to determine whether its efforts are fostering a diverse, equitable, and...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
Federal contractors must begin using the new form by August 4.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the release of a new and “streamlined” Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form. The...more
South Carolina is not known for being a hotbed of employment law progressivism. But the state has passed, and the governor has signed, the South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations Act, which creates additional protections for...more
A number of studies are showing that most, if not all, of the gender pay gap is explained by personal choices made by men and women. But how can employers protect themselves from claims of discrimination?
The U.S. Bureau...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 that it will publish its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on "pay transparency" in tomorrow's Federal Register and provided a link to the pre-publication version on...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Friday in response to President Obama's April directive that the agency develop a tool for compensation data collection. The OFCCP...more