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Resource Materials and Templates To Assist in Preparing for a Section 503 Focused Review

It has now been over five years since the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued its

By |2019-05-05T22:01:42-05:005/5/2019|Categories: Compliance Tools, Government Contracts|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Resource Materials and Templates To Assist in Preparing for a Section 503 Focused Review

Eleventh Circuit in Lewis v. City of Union City Weighs in on Interpretation of Key Title VII Term “Similarly Situated,” Illustrating Lack of Consensus Among Federal Courts as To How To Define It

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), plaintiffs typically prove their cases using circumstantial evidence.

By |2019-05-05T21:57:57-05:005/5/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Eleventh Circuit in Lewis v. City of Union City Weighs in on Interpretation of Key Title VII Term “Similarly Situated,” Illustrating Lack of Consensus Among Federal Courts as To How To Define It

Ruling by Administrative Law Judge Hands Victory to Federal Contractor, Finds Agency Failed To Prove Systemic Compensation Discrimination

In a rare but significant decision involving pay discrimination claims brought by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance

By |2019-04-14T21:42:19-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Ruling by Administrative Law Judge Hands Victory to Federal Contractor, Finds Agency Failed To Prove Systemic Compensation Discrimination

Disability Ruling by First Circuit Concludes That Uniform Application of Attendance Policy Was Non-Discriminatory

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled recently that an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for

By |2019-03-31T22:15:05-05:003/31/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Policies and Practices, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , |Comments Off on Disability Ruling by First Circuit Concludes That Uniform Application of Attendance Policy Was Non-Discriminatory

Conciliation Agreements Negotiated With OFCCP Have Teeth, and the Agency Has Shown Its Intent To Enforce Them

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) most typically will settle material allegations of noncompliance that arise

By |2019-03-01T17:12:49-05:003/1/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on Conciliation Agreements Negotiated With OFCCP Have Teeth, and the Agency Has Shown Its Intent To Enforce Them

OSHA Finalizes Rule Rolling Back Obama-Era Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized revisions to an Obama-era regulation mandating the

By |2019-02-17T23:40:10-05:002/17/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OSHA Finalizes Rule Rolling Back Obama-Era Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements

OFCCP’s FY 2018 Enforcement Numbers Show Completed Audits Dropped by One-Third From Previous Year

Recently posted enforcement data by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) show a 34% decrease in

By |2019-01-06T12:05:30-05:001/6/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , |Comments Off on OFCCP’s FY 2018 Enforcement Numbers Show Completed Audits Dropped by One-Third From Previous Year