by Candee Chambers | Apr 30, 2024 | Podcast
Season 5 • Episode 10
2024 has brought forth many challenges for diversity and inclusion efforts, and at DirectEmployers’ recent Annual Meeting & Conference, we addressed those setbacks and emphasized the importance of progress amidst opposition. Tune in to this powerful conversation as diversity activist and strategist Torin Ellis and Principal Financial Group’s Chief Inclusion Officer Miriam Lewis spotlight the importance of resilience, knowledge, and tangible progress in the pursuit of creating more inclusive environments within corporate, political, and social spheres.
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by Cynthia L. Hackerott | Apr 29, 2024 | Networking and Education, Week In Review (WIR)
- Lantz, Gill, & Krefft Illustrated How Accessibility & Belonging Are Vital to DEI Practices
- Let Me Tell You a Secret: Employer Legal Obligations Related to Disclosing Employee Pay Data
- Robinson & Huth Explored How SMBs Can Use AI Hiring Tech in Inclusive Ways
- Making Your Disposition Codes a “Big Easy” Your Practical Guide to Implementation
- DEAMcon24 Ended with Gratitude for the Audience, Presenters, Underwriters, and DE Marketing Team
by John C. Fox | Apr 29, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- In Party-Line Vote, Federal Trade Commission Majority Approved Final Rule Preventing Most Worker Noncompete Agreements
- US DOL ODEP/EARN Announced Guidance on Workplace Disability Disclosures
- Measure to Compel ByteDance to Sell TikTok Included in Supplemental Appropriations Law
- OFCCP Added 16 FY 2024 Mega Construction Projects to Its Potential Audit Lists
- US DOL WHD Officially Published Its Overtime Final Rule
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Apr 24, 2024 | Networking and Education, Week In Review (WIR)
- Day Two of DEAMcon24 Began with a Nod to How a Diverse Workforce Shaped WWII & Led to Current Federal Requirements
- “It Takes a Village” – Strategies to Effectively Leverage Internal & External Resources to Bring your DEIB Program to Life
- Bogged Down in the Bayou: Don’t Get Buried by the 10 Biggest AAP & Discrimination Law Problems
- Recruit Rooster Showcased “Striking the Right Chord in Recruitment”
- Abt Associates Discussed its Journey to Achieve a Successful Professional Services Internship Program
- Petersen Provided Insights on Creating a Socially Just Recruitment Strategy
- Unlocking the Power of Apprenticeships & HBCUs to Build a Diverse Talent Pipeline
- Practical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence: What No One Tells You
- A Recruiter’s Role in Compliance: Validating Job Requirements & Impacts on Hiring Processes
- Partners in Talent Acquisition: WorkSource Business Services & Statewide Support
- Bev Harp Explained the Neurobiology of Autism and Provided Many Practical Tips to Recruit and Interview Autistic Applicants for Employment
- Panel Discussion: Steering the NLx
- Long’s Keynote: Connecting the Workplace & Life Through FUN
by Mikey Meagher | Apr 24, 2024 | Diversity & Inclusion
DirectEmployer’s Employee Resource Group is back and stronger than ever through the first quarter of 2024. To recap from 2023, we were very excited to have exceeded our goal by 18% of employee participation in the first year of launching our ERG. Since then, we have...
by John C. Fox | Apr 22, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Federal Trade Commission Poised to Issue Final Rule to Prevent Most Worker Non-Compete Agreements
- Title VII Prohibits Discriminatory Job Transfers Even Without Significant Harm, U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled
- Acting Labor Secretary Su’s Testimony Before House Subcommittee on USDOL FY 2025 Budget Largely Uneventful
- US EEOC Officially Published Controversial Final Regulations to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DirectEmployers Association | Apr 16, 2024 | Press Release
OFCCP compliance solution provider recognized for excellence in customer service for the second consecutive year DirectEmployers Association, known as the “Gold Standard” in OFCCP compliance and diversity outreach solutions by over 1,050+ global employers,...
by John C. Fox | Apr 15, 2024 | Networking and Education, Week In Review (WIR)
- DEAMcon24 Attendees Welcomed to the Big Easy for Three Days of Practical Insights, Networking & Merriment
- Member Spotlight: Aligning Compliance and Recruitment Efforts
- Ellis & Lewis Discussed Continuing the Focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging While Facing Setbacks
- French Shared How Recruit Rooster’s Talent Attract App Helps Employers Navigate Veteran Recruitment & Retention
- Fox and Chambers Discussed OFCCP in Transition & What It Means for Federal Contractors
- Lewis & O’Hara-Harvey Explored the Equity Essentials
- Cappfinity Outlined Adoption and Conversion to a Skills-Based Employee Hiring and Development System
- Campbell Discussed Going Beyond Race & Gender to Create a More Equitable, Inclusive Culture
- The Walsh Group Explained the Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Veterans ERG Leveraged by DE’s Partner Relationship Tool
- Full Circle Compliance: Using DE Partnerships to Supercharge Recruitment & DEI Efforts
- Generational Expert Gwoke’s Keynote Focused on Recruiting & Retaining Millennial Employees
by John C. Fox | Apr 15, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- EEOC Seeks to Jump into Job Seeker’s AI Bias Lawsuit: New Technology Scares It
- Congressional Resolution to Nullify NLRB’s Joint Employer Final Rule Headed for Certain Presidential Veto
- U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled Transportation Workers Not Required to Arbitrate Wage Claims Regardless of Industry
- EEOC Announced Finalized Regulations to Implement Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Apr 8, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- February JOLTS Report – Job Openings Continue to Stagnate Month Over Month, Rate Unchanged for the Third Month in a Row
- EEOC Consent Decree Illustrated Enforcement Stance Regarding Natural Hair Texture & Race Discrimination
- U.S. Economy Added 303k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly to 3.8%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
