by DirectEmployers Association | Aug 14, 2019 | Networking and Education
Whether required or desired, Professional Development is pressing in the minds of both employers and their employees. And then, questions abound! How do you determine where to start? Should you seek formal or informal development opportunities? What is the objective?...
by DirectEmployers Association | Jul 3, 2019 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new award program for federal contractors – the Excellence in Disability Inclusion (EDI) Award. About the Disability Inclusion (EDI) Award Established by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and...
by DirectEmployers Association | Jun 27, 2019 | Networking and Education
This year’s DE Membership 101 webinar and blog series has focused on providing bite-sized pieces of membership to our audience for easier consumption. While DirectEmployers provides many products and services to its Members, it can be difficult to know where to plant...
by DirectEmployers Association | May 2, 2019 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will announce, tomorrow, per their court-ordered deadline, their decision to collect 2017 pay data (EEO-1 Component 2) from EEO-1 filers by September 30, 2019. The EEOC expects to begin collecting EEO-1 Component...
by DirectEmployers Association | May 1, 2019 | Networking and Education
As any company knows, recruiters are a vital part of the business. Often, they are the first impression a job seeker or candidate has of your company when inquiring about employment, or beginning the application process. But, first impressions aren’t the only big gig...
by DirectEmployers Association | Apr 25, 2019 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Breaking News: Employers will have until September 30, 2019 to provide pay data as part of their EEO-1 reporting, according the a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Learn more as this story develops.
by DirectEmployers Association | Apr 25, 2019 | Networking and Education, OFCCP Compliance
Outreach. Documentation. Planning. Coordinating. Motivating. These are just a few of the daunting tasks associated with getting any type of outreach and documentation process started within your company, as part of your obligations as a...
by DirectEmployers Association | Apr 16, 2019 | OFCCP Compliance
OFCCP lowered the current VEVRAA “Benchmark for hires” for protected veterans from 6.4% to 5.9% effective March 31, 2019. Since the inception of this percentage in 2014, we have watched OFCCP steadily stair step down the Benchmark. But how much do you really know...
by DirectEmployers Association | Apr 3, 2019 | Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS, April 3, 2019 — Indianapolis-based nonprofit DirectEmployers Association filed an amici brief today in the federal District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of the National Women’s Law Center, et al v. Office of Management and Budget,...
by DirectEmployers Association | Mar 27, 2019 | OFCCP Compliance
Many of our Members are on calendar year Affirmative Action Programs. By now (hopefully), most of you have reviewed your 2018 data, and in some cases, you may be establishing your action-oriented programs for areas where you have placement goals. As you analyze what...