Affirmative Action News
Deadline for California Sexual Harassment Training is January 1, 2021
Sexual harassment lawsuits cost companies tens of millions of dollars. You can avoid sexual harassment lawsuits with the right sexual harassment training. …
Why Having an Affirmative Action Plan is Crucial for Federal Contractors
Does your business have an affirmative action plan? If not, or you’re not sure, then your company could pay a big…
Is Turnover a Problem at your Company? Why it Matters for Federal Contractors
Tracking and understanding employee turnover are one of the most important metrics your company can follow. Not only is it…
3 Reasons Your Company Needs an Affirmative Action Program
Does your business work with Government contracts? If so, you may need an Affirmative Action Plan. President Jonh F. Kennedy…
EEOC’s Recent Sexual Harassment Suits
Around 1/5 of adults have stated that they faced sexual harassment while at work. Sexual harassment is something that the Equal…
What is an affirmative action plan compliance evaluation?
Part 1: OFCCP Audit The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) conducts audits of federal contractors to ensure compliance…
Current OFCCP Conciliation Agreement Trend
Current OFCCP audits that have resulted in a conciliation agreement seem to have a common theme in terms of the…
OFCCP Reminds Contractors of FAAP Revisions
To encourage more federal contractors to prepare a Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP), the US Department of Labor’s division, Office…
EEOC Sexual Harassment Settlement Update
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged Doubletree Hotel in Jefferson City, Missouri, with a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit. Vinca Enterprises,…
OFCCP Seeks Annual Online Affirmative Action Plan Certification
Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface On September 14, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a notice…
OFCCP Publishes Updated CSAL
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) identified an error in the Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) that was…
McDonald’s Franchisee $12,500 settlement for a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The Lawsuit The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged Par Ventures, a McDonald’s Franchisee, with sexual harassment and assault…
$315,000 EEOC Sexual Harassment Settlement
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settles with HM Solutions, Inc. for $315,000. The Federal Agency charged HM Solutions with…
OFCCP Town Hall Meetings
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues with its promise to work with the federal contract community, replacing…
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form
On May 5, 2020, the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) approved OFCCP’s request to revise the Voluntary Self‐Identification of…
2019 was a busy year for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC Settlements for Sexual Harassment EEOC continues to have on-going lawsuits and settlements. Several sexual harassment lawsuits settled in 2019. …
Chili’s Restaurant Settled Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a suit stating Chili’s Restaurant in Cañon City, Colorado, subjected female…
OFCCP Announces the Contractor Compliance Institute
The OFCCP under the Trump administration has kept its promise of transparency and increased compliance assistance for contractors. The new…
California Online Sexual Harassment Training SB 1343 by Career Resources, Inc.
Just as a friendly reminder… California sexual harassment training completion is required by state law SB-1343 every two years for each employee…
California Law Calls For Mutual Respect in the Workplace
Overview Mandatory training for California companies with five or more employees is here to enforce professional respect in the topic…
Male Workers Represent 16% of Sexual Harassment Charges Filed with the EEOC
EEOC Settles with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. for $95,000 The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled a sexual…
Three OFCCP Multi-Million Dollar Bias Settlements
The OFCCP has announced multi-million dollar settlements with three major government contractors. Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC ~$10 million Settlement…
5 Days remaining to file EEO-1 Component 2
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be collecting EEO-1 Component 2 data-Equal Pay Data-for calendar years 2017 and 2018.…
EEOC Recovers $56.6 Million in Sexual Harassment Settlements
EEOC Releases FY 2018 Statistics On April 10, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported the statistical litigation…
EEOC to Move Forward With Collecting Employer Pay Data by Sept 30, 2019
On April 3, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) informed a federal judge that it would require employers to…
California Employers Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (CFEHA) makes specified employment practices unlawful, including the sexual harassment of employees. Under…
OFCCP Releases March 2019 Audit List
Today, OFCCP released its next Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in the OFCCP FOIA Library. This is the first time…
DC Court Reinstates EEO-1 Report Pay Data Requirement
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion on March 4, 2019, that reinstated component 2…
$140,000 EEOC Settlement – Disability Discrimination
The EEOC’s suit states, Stanley Black & Decker fired an inside sales representative, who had exceeded her sales goals and…
OFCCP to Post Next Round of Contractor Audits
OFCCP is on schedule to post its next Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in OFCCP’s FOIA Library in mid-to-late March…
Discrimination Settlement-Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Pays $395,000
During a routine compliance evaluation of Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Inc, OFCCP determined that the company discriminated against female, white, and black…
JBS USA Settles $4 Million Discrimination Case
JBS USA and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will enter into a consent…
OFCCP Mails 750 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters
OFCCP placed 750 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) in the mail on September 7, 2018. These letters are in addition…
Did You Certify Your AAP with SAM
We have received several inquiries regarding contractors’ revised requirements to register with the System for Award Management (SAM). How will…
OFCCP Sends 1,000 Advanced Audit Notices
OFCCP has released the first wave of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) for 2018. One thousand federal contractors selected for…
Update: “Component 2” of EEO-1 Report
Update on the Status of “Component 2” EEO-1 Report The acting Chair of the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Victoria Lipnic,…
OIRA Suspends Component 2 of EEO-1 Report
Who is OIRA? OIRA (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) is a division of the Office of Management and Budget.…
VETS-4212 Report Filing Cycle Begins August 1, 2017
The affirmative action provisions of VERAA require covered Federal contractors and subcontractors to submit the number of employees in their…
OFCCP Sends 800 Advanced Audit Notices
OFCCP has released the next wave of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) to over 800 federal contractors that have been…
2016 Year in Review for Federal Contractors
Obama Administration ended the year 2016 with an aggressive regulatory environment. These new regulations are a significant concern for CEOs…
OFCCP Slammed for Over-Reaching in Google Case
An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied the OFCCP (Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs) access to Google employees and pay…
New Form I-9 and New Handbook for Employers Released by USCIS
The United States Citizen Immigration Services (USCIS) released the updated Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. What You Need to Know:…
Trump Rescinds Blacklisting Regulations
Federal contractors and sub-contractors can breathe a sigh of relief today, as President Trump has signed the anticipated legislation that…
Change to Pay Transparency Provision
On January 11, 2016, changes to the Pay Transparency Provision Executive Order 11246 became effective, and apply to all covered…
Hormel Foods Corporation Pays $550k for Discriminating Against Women
The Office of Federal Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announces a flurry of settlements, with Hormel Foods Corporation being the latest casualty.…
Career Resources, Inc. Opens Additional Office
Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) announced the expansion of its offices to the East Coast. CRI is experiencing exceptional growth and…
OFCCP Alert – New Trend in OFCCP Audits
OFCCP continues to make additional detailed requests from contractors. These requests are more invasive and are not typical in terms…
OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu Steps Down, Thomas M. Dowd Named as Acting Director
In late October, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Patricia Shui announced during an Equal Opportunity Commission…
Chemonics International Inc. to pay $482K for Race-Based Hiring Discrimination
Chemonics International, a worldwide development company, will pay $482K to settle charges of race-based hiring discrimination with the Office of…
Hewlett-Packard pays $750K with Interest to Settle Race-Based Discrimination Charges
Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) in Conway, Arkansas, has agreed to pay $750K to settle discrimination charges. The popular computer company allegedly…
Genlyte Thomas will Pay $275K for Discrimination Toward Female Employees
Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC, an indoor and outdoor lighting company, has entered a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal…
Tyson Foods pays $1.6 Million to Settle Discrimination Charges
Tyson Foods, one of the largest global food processing companies, has settled with the Department of Labor (DOL) for $1.6…
Analogic Corporation is Sued for Discrimination Against Female Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit against Analogic Corporation, a Massachusetts technology manufacturer, alleging the company…
Silicon Valley Tech Company Sued for Discrimination Against Asian Job Applicants
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a lawsuit against Palantir Technologies for systemic discrimination toward Asian applicants. The Palo Alto-based…
EEOC Publishes Revised EEO-1 Component 2 Report
EEOC’s Pay Data Grab a New Reality Starting March 2018, the EEOC put in place the new EEO-1 Report. The…
Maryland Contractor Sued for Discriminating Against 162 African-American and Hispanic Employees
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is suing Potomac Abatement, a demolition contractor in Jessup, Maryland, for alleged…
Rejection of EEOC’s Data Collection Proposal Encouraged by Senators
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has caused quite a stir this year with the release of its proposal to…
Colonial Parking Pays 250K for Charges of Discrimination Towards African Americans
Colonial Parking, Inc., the largest parking company in Washington, D.C., has entered a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal…
2016 Year to Date Review
2016 has been inundated with numerous regulatory changes and repeated press releases of OFCCP’s increased enforcement activity. Which will most…
Norfolk Southern will pay Nearly $500K for Race-based Hiring Discrimination
Norfolk Southern Corporation (Roanoke, Virginia, Maintenance of Way #34, a business unit in the engineering department) has entered into a…
Make your AAP a Practical Management Tool
Five Key areas to focus on when implementing your AAP Assign Responsibility: This could be the most crucial part of…
Jennie-O Turkey Will Pay $492K to Settle Allegations of Hiring Discrimination Towards Women
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Incorporated (a subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corporation), will pay nearly $492K and extend 53 employment offers to…
OFCCP Updates Sex Discrimination Guidelines
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a final rule updating sex discrimination guidelines on June 14, 2016. The…
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sued by OFCCP for Racial Discrimination
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has filed a lawsuit against Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Baltimore, LLC, for race-based…
Leading Chemical Company will pay $175,000 for Hiring Discrimination
The Aqualon Company, a subsidiary of Ashland Inc., has entered a conciliation agreement with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance…
President Obama Announces the Publication of Revised Overtime Regulations
President Barak Obama and Secretary Thomas Perez announced today, May 18, 2016, the publication of the Department of Labor’s (DOL)…
DOL to Lower Threshold for Overtime Pay but Employers will still Suffer
Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) confirmed that the overtime rule would not increase as high as initially proposed. The…
Gordon Food Service will pay $1.85 Million to Settle Charges of Gender Discrimination
Gordon Food Service, Inc. (GFS), for the second time, will settle discrimination charges with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance…
Federal Contractors’ Obligations under an OFCCP Conciliation Agreement
What is a Conciliation Agreement? As a federal contractor, your Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) may be subject to an audit…
Darden Factors Guide- Who are your true “Employees” and must be Included in your Affirmative Action Program?
Who are my true employees for my affirmative action plan? How to determine if your staff members are considered independent…
New 2016 Filing of VETS 4212 Reports
Per the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the VEVRAA filing threshold has increased from $100,000 to $150,000 and will go into…
Administrative Review Board Reverses Charges Sought by OFCCP
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) is an agency designed to ensure companies that receive federal funding adhere to…
Recruitment and Selection Training as it Relates to Implementing a Retention Management Plan
There is no doubt that the Human Resources Department and managers who handle the recruitment and selection process influence turnover.…
Impact of Steering and Promotion Practices on Compensation
While there has been an emphasis on audits on analyzing compensation in recent years, we are now seeing OFCCP take…
Costs Associated with Turnover
Employee departures cost time, money, and other resources. Research suggests that direct replacement costs can reach as high as 50%-60%…
New Legislation Could Stop the Overtime Proposed Rule, but Employers Need to be Prepared!
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 Corp. is Being Sued by the OFCCP & Stands to Lose $46 Million in Government Contracts
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…
5 Tips on how to get Managers Involved with your AAP
As the regulatory landscape for federal contractors becomes more grueling to traverse and OFCCP audits become more invasive, companies need…
DFEH Issues Employer Guidelines for Transgender Employees
About the DFEH Guidelines The topic of transgender rights in the workplace has long been at the forefront of the…
DOL Sues Convergys for not Complying with OFCCP Investigation
The Department of Labor is suing Convergys Customer Management Group, Inc. for failing to comply with an investigation of their…
2015 Year in Review for Federal Contractors
In 2015 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2015, Career Resources, Inc. identified some…
Aramark Educational Services Settles Charges of Race and Gender Discrimination with OFCCP
Aramark Education Services LLC has settled race and gender discrimination charges with the OFCCP and will pay 335 African American…
G&K Services Settles Discrimination Charges with the Department of Labor for over $1.8 million
G&K Services, Inc. has settled for $1.8 million with the DOL for pay and systemic hiring discrimination at nine of…
America Online Settles Accessibility Suit, For Now
AOL has avoided a significant court battle by agreeing to make its next version of its software more accessible. The…
Hospira Inc., Agrees to Settle Discrimination Charges and Pay $400K to Female Applicants
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 Webinar
Best Practices for Recruiting and Hiring Veterans and Veterans with Disabilities Recorded October 26, 2015 Click to view slides JAMES SCHMELING,…
OFCCP Creates “Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation” Pocket Card
The OFCCP continues to build its library of resources federal contractors, employees, and job applicants. Most recently announced the development of…
OFCCP Publishes Video Encouraging Individuals with Disabilities to Self-ID
Yesterday the OFCCP published a video designed similar to a public service announcement, aiming to encourage employees and applicants with…
Fastenal Company Pays $1 Million to Settle Hiring Discrimination
Fastenal Company, the country’s largest distributor of fastening products, has settled allegations of discrimination with the OFCCP. In an investigation…
OFCCP Announces Launch of an Affected Class Member Locator on their Website
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFFCP) announced that it had launched a Class Member Locator on its website. The…
OFCCP Announces Final Rule Promoting Pay Transparency
On September 10, 2015, the OFCCP announced the release of the Final Rule promoting pay transparency. Taking effect on January…
Obama’s Labor Day Announcement: Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors
On Labor Day this week, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will require paid sick leave for employees of…
Oral Arts Laboratory pays $115,000 for Hiring Discrimination
Oral Arts Laboratory, Inc., a dental manufacturing and lab company, has entered into a conciliation agreement with OFCCP wherein they…
OFCCP Files Lawsuit against WMS Solutions LLC Based on Allegations of Harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination against Hispanic Workers
WMS Solutions LLC, a Baltimore Maryland staffing agency, which provided employees to government contractors, is facing harsh allegations of abuse,…
United Mailing Services pays $120,000 for Charges of Racial Hiring Discrimination
The OFCCP recently found that a Wisconsin company, United Mailing Services, denied employment to 152 African Americans who applied for…
La Pac Manufacturing pays $235k for Charges of Hiring Discrimination
La Pac Manufacturing Inc. has reached an agreement with the OFCCP and settled claims of systemic hiring discrimination. The settlement…
The Challenge of Complying with Outreach Obligations in Conciliation Agreements
One of the current audit trends, which result in conciliation agreements concerning violations and remedies, is the lack of sufficient…
OFCCP Releases Update on Customer Experience Survey
OFCCP Addresses Rumors Concerning the 2015 Customer Experience Survey Recently the OFCCP emailed a Customer Experience Survey to federal contractors…
$234K Paid to 72 Employees due to Findings of Systemic Pay Discrimination at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
OFCCP continues to focus on audit efforts on federal contractors’ pay practices. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Aiken site had…
OFCCP Releases Checklist for Disability Regulations
This month on August 12, 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a message. It released a new…
OFCCP Answers Questions at a Recent National Conference
At a recent conference on affirmative action, several questions came up, which required follow up answers. Below you will find…
OFCCP Complaint Form Expanded to 5 Additional Languages
The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its employment discrimination complaint form in five additional languages. The complaint…
What is an OFCCP Conciliation Agreement?
As a federal contractor, your Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) may be subject to an audit by the Office of Federal…
Quality vs. Quantity- OFCCP’s Evaluation of Outreach Efforts in an Audit
There seems to be a misconception among contractors concerning what is considered acceptable in terms of outreach efforts towards the…
Documenting Outreach Efforts
Federal contractors must undertake outreach efforts to attract qualified females, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. In an audit,…
The Importance of Job Postings in Recruiting
To successfully attract qualified candidates, federal contractors should ensure that their job postings are: Specific Relevant Objective Measurable How job…
Complying with Affirmative Action Recruiting Requirements
As a federal contractor, when recruiting, you should comply with specific requirements. The following recruitment activities could be implemented to…
Tips for Choosing an Affirmative Action Plan Consultant
How to find the best consultant to build your affirmative action plan (AAP). While some sizable companies can afford to…
Tracking Veteran Status Resolved
Resolution Regarding Uncertainty of Tracking Protected Veteran Status of Recently Separated Veterans Recently, there has been confusion surrounding whether contractors…
Getting Started with your Affirmative Action Plan
Now that you have determined your company needs an affirmative action plan (if you are still unsure if your company…
How to Classify Temporary Employees in Your Applicant Tracking Data
The OFCCP takes the stand that temporary employees who work more than three days per week, are paid by the…
Who is Considered an Applicant and How to Use Dispositions Correctly
For individuals to be considered “applicants” in the OFCCP’s eyes, they must meet the OFCCP’s definition of an applicant, to summarize;…
What to do with the Results of Your Impact Ratio Analysis
What is an Impact Ratio Analysis? An impact ratio analysis compares applicants to hires using various statistical tests in order…
Comcast Settles with the OFCCP Paying $190K for Discrimination Charges
Comcast Corporation recently reached a conciliation agreement with the Department of Labor’s OFCCP to settle accusations of race and sex…
Applicant vs. Job Seeker- Not Knowing the Difference Could Lead to Administrative & Financial Penalties
How you track and maintain your applicant data directly correlates with the results of your impact ratio analysis, which is…
Do I Have any Obligations as a Federal Contractor to Notify Vendors or Sub-contractors of any Affirmative Action Responsibilities?
As a federal contractor, you must notify your subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers that you are a federal contractor/subcontractor and that…
OFCCP’s National Annual Benchmark for VEVRAA has Been Lowered
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP), in a recent update to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act,…
How to Account for Locations with less than Fifty Employees
Where do these Employees belong in an AAP? The OFCCP requires a facility/location with fifty or more employees to prepare…
Does My Company Need to Prepare an Affirmative Action Plan?
One of the many requirements that federal contractors have is to prepare an Executive Order 11246 Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)…
What is an Affirmative Action Plan?
The info graph below provides a visual view of an Affirmative Action Plan – Click on it to download a…
HR Guide to Assessment of Outreach
Download here: Assessment of Outreach Note: this chart is a sample created by OFCCP to use as a guide and…
Expect OFCCP’s Focus on Steering Issues to Continue!
We anticipate that the OFCCP will continue to focus on the issue of steering for the next few years. “Steering”…
Competitive vs. Non-competitive Promotions What’s the Difference?
There is confusion among the contractor community concerning promotions and how to distinguish between competitive and non-competitive selections. We want…
DOJ Settles Charges Against H&R Block over Web Accessibility
On March 6, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and H&R Block entered into a consent decree. The…
What is Considered a Promotion
What constitutes a promotion? Although the definition of promotion varies from contractor to contractor, generally, a promotion is considered a…
HR Guide to OFCCP Self-Identification Requirements
Ensure that you are implementing the Self-Identification Requirements for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Below we have provided a…
Lahey Clinic Hospital Settles Discrimination Claim for $190K
Lahey Clinic Hospital, a nonprofit hospital and medical center based in Burlington, Massachusetts, recently settled allegations of systemic pay discrimination…
VETS 4212 Report
.New Information for federal contractors: To keep contractors updated with the latest OFCCP news, we want to make sure you’re…
Assessment of Outreach for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
The revised regulations for the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, as amended (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation…
Revised Regulations for Protected Vets and Individuals with Disabilities
As a refresher, we want to remind all federal contractors that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract…
Downloadable Checklist of Documentation Requested by the OFCCP
This downloadable document examines the most recent OFCCP enforcement trends and provides a checklist of information/documentation that could be requested…
Current Audit Trends and Possible Audit Requests
Career Resources has identified some current audit trends based on recent OFCCP audits. These trends include focus areas: Compensation,…
OFCCP Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against JBS USA
OFCCP’s lawsuit against the wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS S.A. San Paulo, Brazil, discriminated against African American, Caucasian, Native American, and…
What Contractors Need to Know about the Final Rule on Executive Order 13672
On December 3, 2014, the OFCCP announced its final rule forbidding federal contractors from discriminating based on gender identity or sexual…
Roadmap to Preparing for your OFCCP Audit
Every year thousands of federal contractors receive a scheduling letter notifying them that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract…
What you need to do before you Submit your AAP to the OFCCP
Federal contractors are required to have an AAP (Affirmative Action Plan) in place. They must demonstrate that they have disseminated…
Download of OFCCP Scheduling Letter Changes and Itemized Listings
The OFCCP has announced its modified Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. The new letter contains significant alterations on how compensation…
OFCCP Scheduling Letter Changes
The OFCCP Scheduling Letter is a formal request that is sent by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)…
OFCCP Advanced Audit Notices and Issues that lead to Penalties
OFCCP has released 2,500 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”) to contractors that have selected for upcoming compliance reviews. The CSALs…
Hillshire Brands Co. in Florence, Alabama will pay $330,000 to Settle Charge of Systemic Hiring Discrimination with OFCCP
During a compliance review of Hillshire Brands Co. (formerly Sara Lee Food & Beverage), the US Department of Labor’s Office…
Fort Myer Construction to pay $900,000 to Settle Charge of Harassment and Discrimination with OFCCP
During a compliance review of Fort Myer Construction, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)…
GE Lighting will pay $537,000 to Settle Charge of Sex Discrimination
During a compliance review of GE Lighting, the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found…
Westat will pay $1.5 Million to Settle Charge of Discrimination with OFCCP
During a compliance review of Westat, the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found that…
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Pays $475,000 Sex Discrimination Charge with OFCCP
During a compliance review of the Great Plains, Coca-Cola Bottling in Oklahoma City, the US Department of Labor’s Office of…
Revised VEVRAA and Section 503 regulations – have you implemented the changes?
The new regulations for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities went into effect on March 24th. Now that we are…
OFCCP Revisions Provide an Opportunity for Employees to Identify Disability Status
As a result of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) revisions to the regulations for Section 503 of…
Audit Focus Areas
Career Resources, Inc. has identified some focus areas of recent OFCCP audits that would be helpful for all federal contractors…
OFCCP Announces NPRM on Collecting Contractor Compensation Data
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) releases a 150 page; Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that will…
New Executive Order “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Will Impact Contractors
Will some contractors determine that it is no longer worth doing business with the government? The Fair Pay and Safe…
Attention Federal Contractors: President Obama Signs Executive Order to Support LGBT Workplace Equality
On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees…
OFCCP Sends Advanced Audit Notices
OFCCP has released Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”). Contractors have been identified for upcoming compliance reviews. The CSALs provide federal…
Obama Signs Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees
July 2014, President Obama made a historic decision to sign an Executive Order, impacting the federal government and federal contractors…
Updated VEVRAA and Section 503 FAQ’s from OFCCP
OFCCP Attempts to Clear Up Confusion on New VEVRAA and 503 Regulations To clear up the confusion on the revised…
Federal Contractors Will Soon Submit Compensation Data Annually
Obama Directs DOL to Require Contractors to Submit Compensation Data Annually to OFCCP On April 8, 2014, President Obama issued…
Lincoln Electric to Pay $1 Million
OFCCP settles discrimination charges against Lincoln Electric for the second time. Lincoln Electric Co. settled claims of hiring discrimination for…
OFCCP Settles with Parsons Brinkerhoff for $188,043
Parsons Brinkerhoff settles racial discrimination charges with the U.S. Department of Labor. Parsons Brinkerhoff, a New York-based federal contractor, has…
Affirmative Action Plan data values not to exceed 100%
A contractor’s Affirmative Action Plan job group availability estimate should not exceed 100%. Nonetheless, there are residence data tables contained in…
Obama Signs Executive Order, Employees Can Discuss Pay
OFCCP’s Schedule for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on President Obama’s Compensation Executive Actions On April 8, 2014, President Barack Obama…
US DOL Settles $40,000 Discrimination Case
Construction Contractor in Puerto Rico settles with US Department of Labor on discrimination and sexual harassment charges Constructora Santiago II…
$2.2 Million Settlement Cargill Meats and OFCCP
OFCCP makes their intent clear, males and whites are now becoming affected class members The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)…
Cream Land Dairy Settles for $332,000
Dairy Company in New Jersey will pay over $325,000 for charges of race and gender discrimination impacting 227 applicants. Claims…
G&K Settles for $265,983 with OFCCP
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 to Pay $875K for Discrimination
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 Settles With OFCCP for $2 Million
Bank of America pays more than $2 million to over 1,000 African-American employment applicants for racial discrimination. Judge Linda S.…
Medtronic Settles Discrimination Claim for $290,000
Settlement for 78 Hispanic Employees The claim that Medtronic Interventional Vascular Inc’s facility, located in Danvers, Massachusetts, had discriminated against…
ResCare Settles with OFCCP for $92,059
United States Labor Department settles discrimination charges against in-home care corporation in Spokane The United States Department of Labor’s Office…
L&M Construction to Pay $112,573 in Settlement
The settlement includes employment offers and back pay to 14 Hispanic employees The United States Department of Labor announced that…
Tufts to Pay $372,739
12 minority employees will receive $372,000 from Tufts Associated Health Plans Inc. for charges of retaliation Tufts Associated Health Plans…
Bertucci Contracting Settles for $70K with OFCCP
Discrimination charges with the OFCCP/DOL for $70k A federal contractor, Bertucci Contracting Co., recently settled claims of discrimination in the…
Baldor Electric Settles $2 Mil Discrimination Claim
Baldor Electric Co. has consented to reconcile claims relating to systemic discrimination. The UNITED STATES. Department of Labor’s Office (DOL)…
Functional Affirmative Action Program
Per 41 CFR Part 60-2An affirmative action program must be developed and maintained by each service and supply federal contractor/sub-contractor.…
Congress Questions OFCCP
For the second time in as little as three months, Congress has stepped in to shut down the Office of…
Sexual Harassment Claims Are On The Rise
Sexual harassment claims in the workplace continue to rise, despite the prevalence of written policies and the establishment of formal…
OFCCP & AAP Regression Analysis
Your Pay Data If your payroll data contains indicators of potential systemic compensation discrimination problems, a regression analysis will be…
OFCCP AAP On-Site inspections
Audit Of An Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) The OFCCP is focusing its enforcement activities on a companies AAP to find…
OFCCP Selection Process
How does OFCCP select a contractor’s establishment for a compliance evaluation? OFCCP’s Federal Contractor Selection System (FCSS) is an administratively neutral selection…
2011 – What To Expect From The New OFCCP
With the 2010 Year coming to an end, we see the new face of the OFCCP beginning to emerge. The…
OFCCP Unveils Six Year Strategic Business Plan
It is by now conventional wisdom that the OFCCP is stepping up enforcement activities that will generate record-breaking financial remedies…
Census 2000 – Affirmative Action Plans
As part of your affirmative action plan, contractors must determine the availability of qualified minorities or women for employment within…