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DE Talk Unplugged: Your Role in a Disability Inclusive Culture, No Matter Your Title

DE Talk Unplugged: Your Role in a Disability Inclusive Culture, No Matter Your Title

by Kacie Koons | Oct 21, 2025 | Networking & Education

When it comes to recruiting, hiring, and retaining individuals with disabilities, most of the work happens in the middle. After onboarding, do your processes, communities, or culture make your employees feel a sense of belonging? Regardless of your title, everyone...
How Are Some of the Nation’s Top Employers Using AI in Recruitment?

How Are Some of the Nation’s Top Employers Using AI in Recruitment?

by Kacie Koons | Oct 7, 2025 | Networking & Education

In today’s technologically dependent world, you’re hard pressed to go a day without using some form of AI–even if you don’t realize it. And while workplaces strive to work more efficiently, you may find your teams consciously implementing AI into your daily processes....
DE Talk Unplugged: Your Role in a Disability Inclusive Culture, No Matter Your Title

DE Talk Unplugged | Labor Law Poster Compliance: What Every Employer Must Know

by Kacie Koons | Oct 1, 2025 | Networking & Education

Labor law posters are one of those things you can order once, stick to the break room wall and forget about, right? In this episode of the DE Talk podcast, Al Contrera and Ed Buenaventura from the Labor Law Center set the story straight by discussing both federal and...
Ashley Romanias to Step in as Director of OFCCP Upon Catherine Eschbach’s Departure

Ashley Romanias to Step in as Director of OFCCP Upon Catherine Eschbach’s Departure

by Kacie Koons | Sep 30, 2025 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts

While no official announcement has been made by the U.S. Department of Labor on her departure, reports are making their way through the regulatory sphere that Catherine Eschbach is leaving the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), where she has...
DE Talk Unplugged: Your Role in a Disability Inclusive Culture, No Matter Your Title

DE Talk Unplugged | AI & Early Talent Hiring Trends with NACE

by Kacie Koons | Sep 4, 2025 | Networking & Education, OFCCP Compliance

What is the outlook for entry-level candidates in the workforce? We recently kicked off season seven of the DE Talk podcast with a conversation with Shawn VanDerziel, President & CEO of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), to discuss the...
Ashley Romanias to Step in as Director of OFCCP Upon Catherine Eschbach’s Departure

Senate Confirms EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas for Second Term

by Kacie Koons | Aug 5, 2025 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts

On Thursday, July 31st, the U.S. Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas for her second term as Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a vote of 52-45 (see full press release). Lucas was originally appointed by Trump in 2020 where she served as a...
Ashley Romanias to Step in as Director of OFCCP Upon Catherine Eschbach’s Departure

Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Drops to 5.1%

by Kacie Koons | Aug 4, 2025 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts

Despite recently proposed changes, federal contractor requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) remain strictly in place. As part of the legislation, which requires applicable contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative...
Ashley Romanias to Step in as Director of OFCCP Upon Catherine Eschbach’s Departure

Federal Contractors: VETS-4212 Report Portal Now Open Through September 30th

by Kacie Koons | Aug 1, 2025 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts

Beginning today, August 1, 2025, the VETS-4212 Portal is now open for applicable federal contractors to submit their annual VETS-4212 Reports. This requirement, set forth by the U.S. Department of Labor and Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), is...
“Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast”: ERGs Remain a Valuable Asset in Post EO 14173 Regulatory Environment

“Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast”: ERGs Remain a Valuable Asset in Post EO 14173 Regulatory Environment

by Kacie Koons | Jul 14, 2025 | Culture & Belonging, Networking & Education

When the long-standing Executive Order 11246 was rescinded on January 21, 2025, and Executive Order 14173, titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity was introduced, contractors were left confused and unsure how to proceed. With no...
DE Talk Unplugged: Your Role in a Disability Inclusive Culture, No Matter Your Title

DE Talk Unplugged: Strengthening Workforce & Employer Partnerships Through NASWA & the NLx

by Kacie Koons | May 8, 2025 | Networking & Education

Partners since 2007, DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) have accomplished a lot over their time together. From establishing the National Labor Exchange (NLx) and the launch of the NLx Research Hub to policy...
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