On Wednesday, December 4th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled, “Examining Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.” During the hearing, witnesses offered testimony on (1) the effects of the new veteran and disability regulations on workers and employers, and (2) attempts by OFCCP
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Dodd-Frank – Affirmative Action Obligations for the Financial Services Industry
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In the wake of the financial crisis a few years back, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which focused on an overhaul of federal financial regulations. What does that have to do with affirmative action and OFCCP? Well, buried on page 166 of the Act are new obligations imposed…
OFCCP Posts FAQs on New Veterans and Disability Regulations
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On September 24, 2013, OFCCP published the final rules for veterans and individuals with disabilities. The new rules require that employers make substantial changes to their hiring processes and systems within 120 days, or by March 24, 2014. For more information on these changes, click here. However, because it is unclear how the…
OFCCP Sends Proposed Disability Self-Identification Form to OMB
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Under OFCCP’s new 503 regulations covering individuals with disabilities, employers must use the prescribed form to be provided by OFCCP to solicit disability status of applicants and employees. OFCCP has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. It can be found here. OMB must approve this form before OFCCP can…
More Educational Opportunities about the OFCCP’s New Veterans and Disability Regulations
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Over the past few weeks, we provided our initial assessment of the OFCCP’s new disability and veterans regulations. We also held our first in a series of complimentary webinars to help the employer community better understand their new obligations and the implications for your budgets, staffing and IT systems. More to come soon in the…
US Supreme Court Addresses Affirmative Action in Higher Ed . . . Sort of
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On June 24th the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, et al. – a highly anticipated decision and the court’s most prominent opportunity to address affirmative action in the last decade. Fisher involves the use of race in the higher education admissions context and experts speculated the Court’s…
The 2012 ILG Conference in Hawaii: Live-Blog Coverage by Jackson Lewis, LLP
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