Affirmative Action and Diversity

Supreme Court Rules in Fisher v. University of Texas That School’s Race-Conscious Admissions Program Passes Constitutional Muster

In a closely-watched public-sector affirmative action case, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that pursuing “the educational benefits of diversity”

By |2016-06-30T14:03:39-05:006/30/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Supreme Court Rules in Fisher v. University of Texas That School’s Race-Conscious Admissions Program Passes Constitutional Muster

EEOC and OFCCP Enter Into Rare “Joint” Conciliation Agreement with Federal Contractor Asbestos Specialists

In a sign that the federal government’s two equal employment opportunity (EEO) enforcement agencies are following through on their long-promised

By |2020-09-21T13:55:15-05:006/24/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on EEOC and OFCCP Enter Into Rare “Joint” Conciliation Agreement with Federal Contractor Asbestos Specialists

OFCCP Resets Annual Vets Hiring Benchmark at 6.9%, Down From 7.0% Last Year

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has updated its annual national “veterans hiring benchmark” to

By |2016-06-17T14:29:33-05:006/17/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Veterans|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Resets Annual Vets Hiring Benchmark at 6.9%, Down From 7.0% Last Year

OFCCP Litigation Watch: DOL’s Administrative Review Board Issues Final Ruling in Decades-Old Litigation

More than 20 years after the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initiated a compliance review at

By |2016-06-03T12:45:12-05:006/3/2016|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Litigation Watch: DOL’s Administrative Review Board Issues Final Ruling in Decades-Old Litigation