Affirmative Action News
There were over 11,000 sexual harassment cases reported in 2019, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Unfortunately, many cases go…
Unwelcome Sexual Behavior from Peers Over half of women in the workforce report some sort of unwelcome sexual behavior from peers.…
In 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 7,514 complaints of alleged sexual harassment in the workplace. No one should fear…
Sexual harassment lawsuits cost companies tens of millions of dollars. You can avoid sexual harassment lawsuits with the right sexual harassment training. …
Does your business have an affirmative action plan? If not, or you’re not sure, then your company could pay a big…
Tracking and understanding employee turnover are one of the most important metrics your company can follow. Not only is it…
Does your business work with Government contracts? If so, you may need an Affirmative Action Plan. President Jonh F. Kennedy…
Around 1/5 of adults have stated that they faced sexual harassment while at work. Sexual harassment is something that the Equal…
Part 1: OFCCP Audit The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) conducts audits of federal contractors to ensure compliance…
Current OFCCP audits that have resulted in a conciliation agreement seem to have a common theme in terms of the…
To encourage more federal contractors to prepare a Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP), the US Department of Labor’s division, Office…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged Doubletree Hotel in Jefferson City, Missouri, with a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit. Vinca Enterprises,…
Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface On September 14, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a notice…
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) identified an error in the Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) that was…
The Lawsuit The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged Par Ventures, a McDonald’s Franchisee, with sexual harassment and assault…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settles with HM Solutions, Inc. for $315,000. The Federal Agency charged HM Solutions with…
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues with its promise to work with the federal contract community, replacing…
On May 5, 2020, the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) approved OFCCP’s request to revise the Voluntary Self‐Identification of…
EEOC Settlements for Sexual Harassment EEOC continues to have on-going lawsuits and settlements. Several sexual harassment lawsuits settled in 2019. …
The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a suit stating Chili’s Restaurant in Cañon City, Colorado, subjected female…
The OFCCP under the Trump administration has kept its promise of transparency and increased compliance assistance for contractors. The new…
Just as a friendly reminder… California sexual harassment training completion is required by state law SB-1343 every two years for each employee…
Overview Mandatory training for California companies with five or more employees is here to enforce professional respect in the topic…
EEOC Settles with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. for $95,000 The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled a sexual…
The OFCCP has announced multi-million dollar settlements with three major government contractors. Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC ~$10 million Settlement…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be collecting EEO-1 Component 2 data-Equal Pay Data-for calendar years 2017 and 2018.…
EEOC Releases FY 2018 Statistics On April 10, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported the statistical litigation…
On April 3, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) informed a federal judge that it would require employers to…
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (CFEHA) makes specified employment practices unlawful, including the sexual harassment of employees. Under…
Today, OFCCP released its next Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in the OFCCP FOIA Library. This is the first time…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion on March 4, 2019, that reinstated component 2…
The EEOC’s suit states, Stanley Black & Decker fired an inside sales representative, who had exceeded her sales goals and…
OFCCP is on schedule to post its next Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in OFCCP’s FOIA Library in mid-to-late March…
During a routine compliance evaluation of Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Inc, OFCCP determined that the company discriminated against female, white, and black…
JBS USA and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will enter into a consent…
OFCCP placed 750 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) in the mail on September 7, 2018. These letters are in addition…
We have received several inquiries regarding contractors’ revised requirements to register with the System for Award Management (SAM). How will…
OFCCP has released the first wave of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) for 2018. One thousand federal contractors selected for…
Update on the Status of “Component 2” EEO-1 Report The acting Chair of the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Victoria Lipnic,…
Who is OIRA? OIRA (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) is a division of the Office of Management and Budget.…
The affirmative action provisions of VERAA require covered Federal contractors and subcontractors to submit the number of employees in their…
OFCCP has released the next wave of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) to over 800 federal contractors that have been…
Obama Administration ended the year 2016 with an aggressive regulatory environment. These new regulations are a significant concern for CEOs…
An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied the OFCCP (Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs) access to Google employees and pay…
The United States Citizen Immigration Services (USCIS) released the updated Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. What You Need to Know:…
Federal contractors and sub-contractors can breathe a sigh of relief today, as President Trump has signed the anticipated legislation that…
On January 11, 2016, changes to the Pay Transparency Provision Executive Order 11246 became effective, and apply to all covered…
The Office of Federal Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announces a flurry of settlements, with Hormel Foods Corporation being the latest casualty.…
Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) announced the expansion of its offices to the East Coast. CRI is experiencing exceptional growth and…
OFCCP continues to make additional detailed requests from contractors. These requests are more invasive and are not typical in terms…
In late October, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Patricia Shui announced during an Equal Opportunity Commission…
Chemonics International, a worldwide development company, will pay $482K to settle charges of race-based hiring discrimination with the Office of…
Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) in Conway, Arkansas, has agreed to pay $750K to settle discrimination charges. The popular computer company allegedly…
Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC, an indoor and outdoor lighting company, has entered a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal…
Tyson Foods, one of the largest global food processing companies, has settled with the Department of Labor (DOL) for $1.6…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit against Analogic Corporation, a Massachusetts technology manufacturer, alleging the company…
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a lawsuit against Palantir Technologies for systemic discrimination toward Asian applicants. The Palo Alto-based…
EEOC’s Pay Data Grab a New Reality Starting March 2018, the EEOC put in place the new EEO-1 Report. The…
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is suing Potomac Abatement, a demolition contractor in Jessup, Maryland, for alleged…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has caused quite a stir this year with the release of its proposal to…
Colonial Parking, Inc., the largest parking company in Washington, D.C., has entered a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal…
2016 has been inundated with numerous regulatory changes and repeated press releases of OFCCP’s increased enforcement activity. Which will most…
Norfolk Southern Corporation (Roanoke, Virginia, Maintenance of Way #34, a business unit in the engineering department) has entered into a…
Five Key areas to focus on when implementing your AAP Assign Responsibility: This could be the most crucial part of…
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Incorporated (a subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corporation), will pay nearly $492K and extend 53 employment offers to…
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a final rule updating sex discrimination guidelines on June 14, 2016. The…
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has filed a lawsuit against Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Baltimore, LLC, for race-based…
The Aqualon Company, a subsidiary of Ashland Inc., has entered a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance…
President Barak Obama and Secretary Thomas Perez announced today, May 18, 2016, the publication of the Department of Labor’s (DOL)…
Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) confirmed that the overtime rule would not increase as high as initially proposed. The…
Gordon Food Service, Inc. (GFS), for the second time, will settle discrimination charges with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance…
What is a Conciliation Agreement? As a federal contractor, your Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) may be subject to an audit…
Who are my true employees for my affirmative action plan? How to determine if your staff members are considered independent…
Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the VEVRAA filing threshold has increased from $100,000 to $150,000 and will go into…
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) is an agency designed to ensure companies that receive federal funding adhere to…
There is no doubt that the Human Resources Department and managers who handle the recruitment and selection process influence turnover.…
While there has been an emphasis on audits on analyzing compensation in recent years, we are now seeing OFCCP take…
Employee departures cost time, money, and other resources. Research suggests that direct replacement costs can reach as high as 50%-60%…
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) controversial proposed rule to significantly increase the number of employees who qualify for overtime pay…
B&H Foto & Electronics Corporation is being sued by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for allegations of systemic hiring discrimination towards Asian…
As the regulatory landscape for federal contractors becomes more grueling to traverse and OFCCP audits become more invasive, companies need…
About the DFEH Guidelines The topic of transgender rights in the workplace has long been at the forefront of the…
The Department of Labor is suing Convergys Customer Management Group, Inc. for failing to comply with an investigation of their…
In 2015 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2015, Career Resources, Inc. identified some…
Aramark Education Services LLC has settled race and gender discrimination charges with the OFCCP and will pay 335 African American…
G&K Services, Inc. has settled for $1.8 million with the DOL for pay and systemic hiring discrimination at nine of…
AOL has avoided a significant court battle by agreeing to make its next version of its software more accessible. The…
Hospira Inc., a global provider of infusion technologies and injectable drugs, will pay $400,000 in back wages to female applicants…
Best Practices for Recruiting and Hiring Veterans and Veterans with Disabilities Recorded October 26, 2015 Click to view slides JAMES SCHMELING,…
The OFCCP continues to build its library of resources federal contractors, employees, and job applicants. Most recently announced the development of…
Yesterday the OFCCP published a video designed similar to a public service announcement, aiming to encourage employees and applicants with…
Fastenal Company, the country’s largest distributor of fastening products, has settled allegations of discrimination with the OFCCP. In an investigation…
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFFCP) announced that it had launched a Class Member Locator on its website. The…
On September 10, 2015, the OFCCP announced the release of the Final Rule promoting pay transparency. Taking effect on January…
On Labor Day this week, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will require paid sick leave for employees of…
Oral Arts Laboratory, Inc., a dental manufacturing and lab company, has entered into a conciliation agreement with OFCCP wherein they…
WMS Solutions LLC, a Baltimore Maryland staffing agency, which provided employees to government contractors, is facing harsh allegations of abuse,…
The OFCCP recently found that a Wisconsin company, United Mailing Services, denied employment to 152 African Americans who applied for…
La Pac Manufacturing Inc. has reached an agreement with the OFCCP and settled claims of systemic hiring discrimination. The settlement…
One of the current audit trends, which result in conciliation agreements concerning violations and remedies, is the lack of sufficient…
OFCCP Addresses Rumors Concerning the 2015 Customer Experience Survey Recently the OFCCP emailed a Customer Experience Survey to federal contractors…
OFCCP continues to focus on audit efforts on federal contractors’ pay practices. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Aiken site had…
This month on August 12, 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a message. It released a new…
At a recent conference on affirmative action, several questions came up, which required follow up answers. Below you will find…
The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its employment discrimination complaint form in five additional languages. The complaint…
As a federal contractor, your Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) may be subject to an audit by the Office of Federal…
There seems to be a misconception among contractors concerning what is considered acceptable in terms of outreach efforts towards the…
Federal contractors must undertake outreach efforts to attract qualified females, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. In an audit,…
To successfully attract qualified candidates, federal contractors should ensure that their job postings are: Specific Relevant Objective Measurable How job…
As a federal contractor, when recruiting, you should comply with specific requirements. The following recruitment activities could be implemented to…
How to find the best consultant to build your affirmative action plan (AAP). While some sizable companies can afford to…
Resolution Regarding Uncertainty of Tracking Protected Veteran Status of Recently Separated Veterans Recently, there has been confusion surrounding whether contractors…
Now that you have determined your company needs an affirmative action plan (if you are still unsure if your company…
The OFCCP takes the stand that temporary employees who work more than three days per week, are paid by the…
For individuals to be considered “applicants” in the OFCCP’s eyes, they must meet the OFCCP’s definition of an applicant, to summarize;…
What is an Impact Ratio Analysis? An impact ratio analysis compares applicants to hires using various statistical tests in order…
Comcast Corporation recently reached a conciliation agreement with the Department of Labor’s OFCCP to settle accusations of race and sex…
How you track and maintain your applicant data directly correlates with the results of your impact ratio analysis, which is…
As a federal contractor, you must notify your subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers that you are a federal contractor/subcontractor and that…
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP), in a recent update to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act,…
Where do these Employees belong in an AAP? The OFCCP requires a facility/location with fifty or more employees to prepare…
One of the many requirements that federal contractors have is to prepare an Executive Order 11246 Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)…
The info graph below provides a visual view of an Affirmative Action Plan – Click on it to download a…
Download here: Assessment of Outreach Note: this chart is a sample created by OFCCP to use as a guide and…
We anticipate that the OFCCP will continue to focus on the issue of steering for the next few years. “Steering”…
There is confusion among the contractor community concerning promotions and how to distinguish between competitive and non-competitive selections. We want…
On March 6, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and H&R Block entered into a consent decree. The…
What constitutes a promotion? Although the definition of promotion varies from contractor to contractor, generally, a promotion is considered a…
Ensure that you are implementing the Self-Identification Requirements for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Below we have provided a…
Lahey Clinic Hospital, a nonprofit hospital and medical center based in Burlington, Massachusetts, recently settled allegations of systemic pay discrimination…
.New Information for federal contractors: To keep contractors updated with the latest OFCCP news, we want to make sure you’re…
The revised regulations for the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, as amended (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation…
As a refresher, we want to remind all federal contractors that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract…
This downloadable document examines the most recent OFCCP enforcement trends and provides a checklist of information/documentation that could be requested…
Career Resources has identified some current audit trends based on recent OFCCP audits. These trends include focus areas: Compensation,…
OFCCP’s lawsuit against the wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS S.A. San Paulo, Brazil, discriminated against African American, Caucasian, Native American, and…
On December 3, 2014, the OFCCP announced its final rule forbidding federal contractors from discriminating based on gender identity or sexual…
Every year thousands of federal contractors receive a scheduling letter notifying them that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract…
Federal contractors are required to have an AAP (Affirmative Action Plan) in place. They must demonstrate that they have disseminated…
The OFCCP has announced its modified Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. The new letter contains significant alterations on how compensation…
The OFCCP Scheduling Letter is a formal request that is sent by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)…
OFCCP has released 2,500 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”) to contractors that have selected for upcoming compliance reviews. The CSALs…
During a compliance review of Hillshire Brands Co. (formerly Sara Lee Food & Beverage), the US Department of Labor’s Office…
During a compliance review of Fort Myer Construction, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)…
During a compliance review of GE Lighting, the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found…
During a compliance review of Westat, the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found that…
During a compliance review of the Great Plains, Coca-Cola Bottling in Oklahoma City, the US Department of Labor’s Office of…
The new regulations for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities went into effect on March 24th. Now that we are…
As a result of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) revisions to the regulations for Section 503 of…
Career Resources, Inc. has identified some focus areas of recent OFCCP audits that would be helpful for all federal contractors…
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) releases a 150 page; Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that will…
Will some contractors determine that it is no longer worth doing business with the government? The Fair Pay and Safe…
On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees…
OFCCP has released Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”). Contractors have been identified for upcoming compliance reviews. The CSALs provide federal…
July 2014, President Obama made a historic decision to sign an Executive Order, impacting the federal government and federal contractors…
OFCCP Attempts to Clear Up Confusion on New VEVRAA and 503 Regulations To clear up the confusion on the revised…
Obama Directs DOL to Require Contractors to Submit Compensation Data Annually to OFCCP On April 8, 2014, President Obama issued…
OFCCP settles discrimination charges against Lincoln Electric for the second time. Lincoln Electric Co. settled claims of hiring discrimination for…
Parsons Brinkerhoff settles racial discrimination charges with the U.S. Department of Labor. Parsons Brinkerhoff, a New York-based federal contractor, has…
A contractor’s Affirmative Action Plan job group availability estimate should not exceed 100%. Nonetheless, there are residence data tables contained in…
OFCCP’s Schedule for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on President Obama’s Compensation Executive Actions On April 8, 2014, President Barack Obama…
Construction Contractor in Puerto Rico settles with US Department of Labor on discrimination and sexual harassment charges Constructora Santiago II…
OFCCP makes their intent clear, males and whites are now becoming affected class members The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)…
Dairy Company in New Jersey will pay over $325,000 for charges of race and gender discrimination impacting 227 applicants. Claims…
o59 female employees to receive back pay from G&K G&K Services Company, a textile leasing company located in Santa Fe…
M.C. Dean Inc. will pay $875,000 settles discrimination allegations with OFCCP M.C. Dean Inc. settled with the U.S. Department Labor…
Bank of America pays more than $2 million to over 1,000 African-American employment applicants for racial discrimination. Judge Linda S.…
Settlement for 78 Hispanic Employees The claim that Medtronic Interventional Vascular Inc’s facility, located in Danvers, Massachusetts, had discriminated against…
United States Labor Department settles discrimination charges against in-home care corporation in Spokane The United States Department of Labor’s Office…
The settlement includes employment offers and back pay to 14 Hispanic employees The United States Department of Labor announced that…
12 minority employees will receive $372,000 from Tufts Associated Health Plans Inc. for charges of retaliation Tufts Associated Health Plans…
Discrimination charges with the OFCCP/DOL for $70k A federal contractor, Bertucci Contracting Co., recently settled claims of discrimination in the…
Baldor Electric Co. has consented to reconcile claims relating to systemic discrimination. The UNITED STATES. Department of Labor’s Office (DOL)…
Per 41 CFR Part 60-2An affirmative action program must be developed and maintained by each service and supply federal contractor/sub-contractor.…
For the second time in as little as three months, Congress has stepped in to shut down the Office of…
Sexual harassment claims in the workplace continue to rise, despite the prevalence of written policies and the establishment of formal…
Your Pay Data If your payroll data contains indicators of potential systemic compensation discrimination problems, a regression analysis will be…
Audit Of An Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) The OFCCP is focusing its enforcement activities on a companies AAP to find…
How does OFCCP select a contractor’s establishment for a compliance evaluation? OFCCP’s Federal Contractor Selection System (FCSS) is an administratively neutral selection…
With the 2010 Year coming to an end, we see the new face of the OFCCP beginning to emerge. The…
It is by now conventional wisdom that the OFCCP is stepping up enforcement activities that will generate record-breaking financial remedies…
As part of your affirmative action plan, contractors must determine the availability of qualified minorities or women for employment within…