DirectEmployers Blog
Livin’ the DEAM: Backstage with Scarlet Pettit
After working at DirectEmployers for six years, I’ve been to my fair share of industry conferences. While I’m always blown away by each event’s unique attributes, I remain positive that our Annual Meeting & Conference has hands-down the best mix of education,...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 16, 2018
- Senate panel postponed
- Final nomination made for NLRB
- News We Are Watching: EEOC vacancies
- News We Are Watching: VEVRAA hiring benchmark
AI, Diversity Hiring & Much More | A DEAM18 Agenda Overview
With just over three months to the kickoff of DirectEmployers 2018 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM18), the excitement is building as we anticipate the gathering of our Members and industry friends at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle for another great...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 8, 2018
- USDOL Has Flip-Flopped on FLSA Coverage of Unpaid Interns
- Wage-Hour Division Reinstated Withdrawn Opinion Letters
OFCCP Week in Review: January 2, 2018
Happy New Year to all of our WIR followers! We took a short break and thought you would, too, so today's news is from last week. We hope you had a wonderful holiday with friends and family! The OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of...
OFCCP Week in Review: December 18, 2017
- Trump’s nominees advanced to full Senate
- Joint-Employer Standard reinstated
- Year-end federal contractor reminders
OFCCP Week in Review: December 11, 2017
- EEOC Seeks Input on Strategic Plan
- USDOL Offers More Buyouts to OFCCP Staff
- BLS Released the ‘Employment Situation’
- OFCCP Director Named–Take Two!
- EEOC Pay Data Halt Challenged in Court
OFCCP Week in Review: December 4, 2017
- Craig Leen Settling in as a “Senior Advisor” and not as OFCCP Director
- Poor diversity in the technology sector equals recommendations to the OFCCP
- US government shutdown now deemed likely December 8, 2017
- Reminder: Federal contractor minimum wage increases January 1, 2018
Building Awareness: North Carolina’s 44th Veterans Training Conference
Last week I had the pleasure to join our partner, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), and be a part of the 44th Veterans Training Conference for the North Carolina State Workforce team. The event was put on by the Department of Commerce...
Hurricane Aid from Afar: Helping People Get Back To Work After Devastation
Earlier this fall, three deadly hurricanes impacted the continental United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without electricity, running water, fuel, and shelter. The economic impact of the storms only exacerbated...
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