On June 27, Patricia Shiu, OFCCP Director, gave the key-note speech at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2013 Annual Convention. In a portion of her remarks, Director Shiu referred to two U.S. Supreme Court decisions from this term – Vance v. Ball, which narrowly defined “supervisor” for Title VII purposes, and University of Texas
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Signs Point to Continued OFCCP Focus on Pay Discrimination as the Equal Pay Act Turns 50
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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…
OFCCP’s Budget Justification Gives Insight Into Agency’s Definition of “Systemic Discrimination”
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As we recently shared, OFCCP has issued its budget justification for fiscal year 2014. As part of this document, OFCCP shared the details of how it will define a “systemic discrimination” case.
OFCCP defines systemic discrimination as a case meeting one of two criteria:
(a) the case addresses a measurable pattern of discrimination (either…
OFCCP Asks for More Money in 2014 to Fund Expanded Pay Investigations
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In its recently released 2014 budget justification document OFCCP sought an approximate $1.1million dollar funding increase over 2013 levels. Following on the heels of its rescission of the 2006 Compensation Standards and Guidelines and implementation of Directive 307, OFCCP states the influx of cash will go to fund the Agency’s continued quest to “narrow…
President Obama Wins Re-Election: For OFCCP and Government Contractors, What Does this Mean?
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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…
Fair Pay: A Top Priority for Everyone
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Everyone is talking about pay discrimination these days. Even the Presidential candidates (and their running mates) are focused on the persistent pay gap and their plans for addressing pay in the workplace over the next four years. Regardless of which party wins the election, it is clear compensation will remain in the spot light.
It…