On June 27, 2025, OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach sent a letter to federal contractors. In this letter, the Director requested that federal contractors voluntarily submit information to the agency regarding how they have wound…
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Five months after Executive Order (EO) 11246 was revoked, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has proposed revisions to its implementing regulations, including changes to affirmative action and data…
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On Friday, June 27th, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine Eschbach sent a letter to federal contractors asking them to voluntarily submit information to the agency explaining their efforts…
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This is Part 2 of the “Is EEO Cool Again?” blog series. Catch up by reading Part I: EEO Compliance Isn't DEI.
Over the past decade, many experts have emphasized the importance of breaking down silos between equal employment…
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Over several decades, DCI has dedicated substantial efforts to evaluating equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance programs and anti-discrimination initiatives. Typically managed within an organization's Human Resources and…
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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into employment decision-making processes for organizations continues to accelerate, as does the evolution of the legal and regulatory environment. This post provides information…
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Federal contractors who have been waiting to find out how Executive Order (EO) 14173 would be implemented now know at least one piece of the federal government’s enforcement plan…
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As DCI has covered in a previous blog, a new pay transparency law is set to go into effect in Vermont starting on July 1, 2025. With the enactment of this law, known as Act 155, Vermont joins four other states with new pay…
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Compensation professionals are often responsible for making sure the way their employees are paid accomplishes multiple goals including competitiveness in the marketplace, internal equity, retention, and adherence to…
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A new pay transparency law is in effect in New Jersey as of June 1, 2025. Senate Bill No. 2310 was introduced in the New Jersey Legislature last year and requires covered employers in New Jersey to notify current employees of…
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Join us for an exclusive DCI webinar where our expert panel will break down the far-reaching implications of Executive Order 14173 for federal contractors. This timely discussion will examine the broader legal and regulatory…
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has officially opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal as of today, May 20, 2025. All private-sector employers with 100 or more employees are now able to file…
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In early 2024, the Colorado state legislature passed Senate Bill 24-205, Consumer Protections for Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems (CPIAIS), which was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on May 17, 2024…
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Recently, there have been many questions regarding the collection of demographic data from employees and applicants by employers. Executive Order 14173 and other executive and agency actions by the Trump administration have…
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On May 6, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Brittany Bull Panuccio to be a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If confirmed, Panuccio would serve as a member of the Commission until July 1,…
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