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DEAM19 Agenda Highlight: Recruitment

by Kacie Koons | Apr 2, 2019 | Networking and Education

In today's competitive workforce, establishing your organization as a desirable employer and attracting top talent can prove to be quite a task. DirectEmployers 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM19) combines recruitment marketing best practices and trends with...

OFCCP Week In Review: April 1, 2019

by DE Compliance News | Apr 1, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)

OFCCP Corporate Scheduling Announcement List Posted
VEVRAA Benchmark for Hiring Lowered
ODEP Announced Apprenticeship Inclusion Models
Good News! The Veteran Unemployment Rate Continues
To Hit New Record Lows!
NPRM to Update “Regular Rate” Regulations
DE & ASE Seek to Intervene in the ‘EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Reporting’ Lawsuit to Advise the Court that Employers Cannot be Ready Until 2020

Outreach is More than Sending Job Listings and Job Postings…Right??

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...

Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is Now 5.9%

by DirectEmployers Association | Mar 27, 2019 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts

Today the 2019 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark was updated on the VEVRAA Benchmark Database. Effective on March 31, 2019, the new benchmark is 5.9 percent. Looking for prior national percentages? View a chart of...

OFCCP Week In Review: March 25, 2019

by DirectEmployers Association | Mar 25, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)

Pay Data Update by April 3rd
Major Appeals Court Ruling Defines Who is “Similarly Situated” and Holds that Plaintiff Must Prove It Early in an Investigation and Before Trial
Overtime Proposal Open For Public Comment

DEAM19 Agenda Highlight: OFCCP Compliance

by Kacie Koons | Mar 22, 2019 | Networking and Education

Navigating the regulations set in place by the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can be like trying to interpret a foreign language. That's where DirectEmployers 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM19) comes in. We have...

E-Learning Is Transforming Hiring (And You Don’t Want To Be Left Behind)

by DirectEmployers Guest | Mar 21, 2019 | Networking and Education

As part of our partnership with SocialTalent, they will be providing blog posts each week until the official launch of our learning series later this month! We at SocialTalent truly believe in a democracy of learning – that each person should have the opportunity to...

Product Voice: How Member Feedback Drives Functionality

by DirectEmployers Association | Mar 20, 2019 | Networking and Education

At DirectEmployers and Recruit Rooster, we work hard to know how our products are performing for our Members and customers. We want to know where they are being successful, where they are causing frustration, and where they need improvements. Knowing our software is...