Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Latest Developments on DEI Executive Order and Action Items before April 21 Deadline
#WorkforceWednesday®: EEOC/DOJ Joint DEI Guidance, EEOC Letters to Law Firms, OFCCP Retroactive DEI Enforcement - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
Preparing for — and Surviving — an OFCCP Audit
DE Talk | If It’s Not in Writing, It Never Happened: Applicant Tracking & Recordkeeping Strategies to Ensure OFCCP Compliance
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 26: Compensation Compliance with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
DE Under 3: Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools
DE Under 3: Retirement of “Chevron Doctrine” Exposed Vulnerability of OFCCP’s Overreaching Interpretations of Some of its Rules
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
DE Under 3: OFCCP’s New Revisions & Additions to its Construction Contractor Compliance Audit Tools
DE Under 3: OFCCP VEVRAA Guidance Clarifies Protected Veteran “Benchmark for hiring” is Not a Hard Number Quota
DE Under 3: OFCCP Changes Up Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in First FY 2024 CSAL
DE Under 3: EEOC’s Settlement with the SSA is a Cautionary Tale for Private Sector Employers & Federal Government Contractors
DE Under 3: Contractors Have Second Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 17: Federal Contractor Fundamentals with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group, Part 2
DE Under 3: New OFCCP AI Guidance Misstates Adverse Impact Law Portending Much Coming Friction with Federal Contractors
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 16: Federal Contractors with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group, Part 1
DE Under 3: An Explanation of the Current Federal Budget Bill Confusion
DE Under 3: Biden "Hits the Brakes" on Non-Defense Discretionary Budgets for Federal Agencies in FY 2025 Budget Proposal
DE Under 3: Big Budget Opponents Again Stop a Final Federal FY 2024 Budget, Congress Keeps Agency Spending to FY 2023 Levels
In January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a rule that would One year later on January 8, 2025, the FAR Council has withdrawn their proposed rule....more
Ensuring that applicant data is collected and maintained correctly is one of the most important pieces of compliance with OFCCP regulations. Properly documented applicant data can minimize or eliminate errant indicators of...more
The Acting Director of OFCCP and the Solicitor of Labor indicated that they are moving full speed ahead on developing guidance regarding employers’ use of artificial intelligence, and that the Department of Labor is working...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Twenty-four hours after the White House marked the 15th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, by announcing a set of actions designed to support equal pay principles for workers of federal...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
In recent months, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has increased its focus on and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws among federal government contractors, announcing large penalties against federal government...more
With growing remote work and the reduction in traditional office settings, establishment-based affirmative action plans no longer make sense for many employers. In this webinar, Director of Business Strategy, Bill Osterndorf,...more
Recently, New York City’s law related to the use of automated employment decision tools (where hiring/promotion decisions involve algorithmically-driven mechanisms) has garnered much attention. Other local/state entities...more
We go back to the basics to understand compliance with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). This webinar is ideal for federal contractors, subcontractors, compliance specialists, and HR professionals...more
On August 16, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a webinar examining its current priorities and initiatives. It is important for employers to be aware of the EEOC's priorities because these are...more
As previously reported, OFCCP has developed a Contractor Portal through which contractors are to certify compliance with their obligation to develop and maintain Affirmative Action Programs (“AAPs”). Contractors may begin...more
The OFCCP continues to focus heavily on documentation and record keeping in the hiring process during compliance reviews. Over the previous years, data violations quadrupled for VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more
March 30, 2022 is the deadline for federal contractors, including subcontractors, to register in OFCCP’s recently launched Contractor Portal. Beginning March 31, contractors will have until June 30 to verify compliance with...more
As we previously reported, the OFCCP received approval and has launched a “Contractor Portal” which will be used to, among other things, have non-construction contractors annually certify compliance with their affirmative...more
There is no denying that there is inherent struggle between compliance and talent acquisition professionals. In this competitive labor market, the road that recruiters take to bring on talent is often littered with best...more
We are just beginning to move into what we hope will be a “post-COVID” world. At the same time, responding to race-related tragedies, companies are struggling with how to address the structural inequities infecting our...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) just released its FY 2020 lists of Supply & Service and Construction contractors the agency expects to audit...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently issued new FAQ guidance on how federal government contractors should treat non-binary employees (i.e., those who do not exclusively identify as either male...more
On October 3, 2019 OFCCP submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget for approval of proposed changes to its Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form. OFCCP explained that it had proposed the changes...more
In a 2019 survey Littler conducted of over 1,300 in-house counsel, HR professionals and C-suite executives, more than 35% responded that their organization is using artificial intelligence (AI) in the recruiting and hiring...more
The U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released two new FAQs this week. The new guidance documents address three topics: validation of tests used by contractors when selecting workers for...more
“Glaring,” “concerning,” “troubling,” “problematic,” and “systemic” were some of the words used by OFCCP Director Craig Leen to describe the underrepresentation of women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities at large...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
If you are a member of the government contracting community, you probably have some familiarity with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), an arm of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Hopefully, your...more