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In preparation for the 2013 EEO-1 reporting period, set to open in July, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reset the passwords for all users of the online system “for security and confidentiality purposes.” Reporting companies will receive “notification letters” that will contain their new password.
Users who need to access the system…
On Monday, June 10, 2013, the Equal Pay Act turned 50. President Obama commemorated this historic anniversary with public remarks at the White House in which he urged continuing pay equality efforts. Occupying a place of prominence, and an act no doubt intended to highlight the Agency’s efforts towards pay discrimination, Director Shiu stood behind…
Responding to questions following her keynote address at the annual conference of the American Association for Affirmative Action, OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu informed conference participants that OFCCP plans to conduct additional webinars on Directive 307, the Agency’s new Procedures for Reviewing Contractor Compensation Systems and Practices.
Director Shiu explained that there appears to be a…
OFCCP announced today that it has officially rescinded the 2006 Compensation Standards, effective February 28, 2013. In an effort to have “more flexibility” in its review of employer pay, OFCCP has finally taken the compensation standards off the books.
In the 52-page Notice of Final Rescission OFCCP stated it does not intend to replace the…
Almost a year after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its enforcement guidance on employers’ use of arrest and conviction records when making employment decisions, OFFCP has issued Directive 306, instructing federal contractors to strongly consider federal anti-discrimination laws before excluding applicants from employment based on criminal history records.
What does this mean…
As we shared with you earlier this month, the new FAR regulations surrounding the non-displacement of qualified workers from existing government contracts went into effective January 18, 2013. Our Jackson Lewis colleagues have prepared a practical guide to understanding and complying with these new regulations.
After two rounds of public comments, OFCCP implemented Directive No. 305 earlier this month with little fanfare. Directive 305 provides guidance to employers who desire to create affirmative action plans based on functional business units rather than by individual establishment – also known as FAAPs. Implementation of Direction 305 rescinds the previous FAAP directive, in…
Kicking off the new year, the Department of Labor has announced Executive Order 13495, “Non-displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,” will go into effect on January 18, 2013.
Under Executive Order 13495, when a new contract succeeds an existing government service contract, the contractors and subcontractors under the new contract are required to offer…
Jackson Lewis Webinar – November 14th 2:00 EST
As most of the country watched last night, Barack Obama won re-election as President of the United States. During his first term in office, the President made pay equity one of his top civil rights enforcement agenda items – and OFCCP responded by becoming more aggressive…
We hope this post finds our friends and colleagues back East safe and recovering quickly from the effects of Sandy.
We wanted to pass along a quick note that we have heard from the EEOC. While the Agency is not granting formal extensions for EEO-1 filings, it will delay issuing Notices of Violations for…
