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OFCCP Week in Review: December 5, 2016
The OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox and Candee Chambers. Friday, December 2, 2016: Department of Labor's Civil Rights Center Publishes a Final...
Getting to Know: Paul White
In today's edition of "Getting to Know", we're talking with our Board of Directors President and Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Mohawk Industries, Paul White. Take it away, Paul! Where is your office located? Calhoun, GA What does a day on the job look like...
OFCCP Week in Review: November 28, 2016
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review, John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss Team Trump’s USDOL transition in selecting officials; and how federal courts are beginning to dismantle the Obama Administration’s labor initiatives.
OFCCP Week in Review: November 21, 2016
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review, John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the personnel changes coming under the Trump Administration of Significance to Employment & Civil Rights Matters; highlights from the EEOC’s FY2016 Performance & Accountability Report (PAR); and how the coming EEOC changes will affect your EEO-1 report.
Seeking and Serving Those Who Have Served
I was asked the question recently why our company specifically targets veterans in our recruiting efforts and what we do for them once they come on board. This is a topic I enjoy talking about because I see so many meaningful endeavors here at Shaw.
First of all, why wouldn’t we want to target veterans to come work for our company? One of the basic elements of life in the military is serving your country. You can go to any military branch’s website and see the word “HONOR”. The fundamental tenet of military life is honorable service…
Teradata: We’re a Member Because…
We can say that we offer the best OFCCP compliance solution, but what really speaks volumes is what our Members have to say about why they choose to continually renew their memberships each year. With over 877+ Member companies, you’ll see we go beyond the nuts and...
Roehl Transport: Honoring Veterans
One definition of the word “honor” involves giving respect to those who are admired, or a showing of merited respect. Roehl Transport respects and admires our nation’s veterans. It’s fitting, then, that members of TeamRoehl who have served in our nation’s military can...
Recruiting Military Veterans: Putting It All Together
The last few months, I have tried to highlight recruiting military veterans from a different angle. For years, the veteran has been told to adapt, change and be able to articulate what they have done in the service. As far as I can remember that has been the norm when hiring veterans. This tactic simple does not work! We have to change our mindsets to truly affect our veteran hiring program. Over the last four blogs, I have tried to highlight ways we can change to give the veteran a better chance to show off their amazing skill sets.
OFCCP Week in Review: November 8, 2016
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review, John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the significance of November 3, 2016 being the mid-point between the beginning of OFCCP’s 5-year so-called TRICARE subcontractor enforcement “Moratorium”–which began May 7, 2014 and will end on May 7, 2019.
J.B. Hunt’s Mission: Employ 10,000 Veterans by 2020
Hiring military Veterans is a company-wide effort at J.B. Hunt, and we are dedicated to employing 10,000 Veterans by 2020. We value your character and what you bring to the transportation industry - hard work, devotion, intelligence, leadership and aptitude. Under our...