Many employers have been left unsure of their affirmative action and equal employment opportunity compliance requirements after the revocation of Executive Order 11246. However, one thing remains certain: new and existing...more
4/2/2025
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The Wall Street Journal reported that the new Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine Eschbach announced to agency staff that they will review Affirmative Action Plans and data files...more
In the wake of the revocation of Executive Order (EO) 11246, many equal employment opportunity (EEO) and compliance leaders are re-evaluating their state non-discrimination and affirmative action plan (AAP) requirements that...more
On February 5, 2025, Representatives Shontel Brown (Ohio) and Jamie Raskin (Maryland) introduced House Resolution 989 (HR 989) to codify Executive Order 11246, which was revoked by President Trump’s controversial Executive...more
On February 13, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the opening of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award cycle. This award is the only federal award recognizing employers for investing in recruiting, employing and retaining...more
On February 5, 2025, Charles Ezell, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), issued a memorandum to heads of Federal departments and agencies providing further guidance on ending Diversity, Equity,...more
By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in response to an Executive Order President Trump issued titled “Ending Illegal...more
Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity." This new Order effectively ends affirmative action in employment while...more
DCI Consulting is excited to present its second annual Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys. DCI is providing this Expert Summit as a service to the legal community. The webinars that comprise the Expert Summit will focus...more
1/29/2024
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Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
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Construction Industry ,
CSALs ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
Machine Learning ,
Notice Requirements ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Scheduling Letters ,
Vendors ,
Wage and Hour ,
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During the week of September 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sent a flood of scheduling letters to federal contractors and subcontractors. It is not clear...more
On August 24, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted an “Approved with Change” action for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP)...more
In June of 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the use of affirmative action in higher education admission, leading to increased confusion among employers on how to create and implement legally compliant...more
8/24/2023
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College Admissions ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
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The Supreme Court is expected to provide a final decision in the cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) by the Students for Fair Admissions in the next month. The cases center around a long-held...more
The proposed changes discussed below focus on OFCCP asking for additional information at the outset of a compliance review, ostensibly to provide clarity to contractors about what is expected but also creating a substantial...more