DE Talk | The Value of ERGs: Building a Trustworthy Environment for ID&E Conversations

DE Talk | The Value of ERGs: Building a Trustworthy Environment for ID&E Conversations

Season 4 • Episode 8

In recognition of Ramadan and Arab American Heritage Month in April, we sat down with Raheef Alturkmani, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (ID&E) at Dow, to discuss best practices for building employee resource groups (ERGs) that thrive. In addition, he shares details of the organization’s Middle East & North Africa (MENA) ERG and how having passionate leaders and planning activities and initiatives around employee interests are key to their success.

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OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

  • Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nominations for Kotagal as EEOC Commissioner & Looman as WHD Head
  • OFCCP Leadership Shake-Up: Director Yang and Her Deputy Have Left OFCCP. No Successor Director Yet In Sight
  • U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Launched Its Artificial Intelligence Resource Center
  • VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.4%
  • USCIS Updated Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Benefits Forms & Documents
  • OFCCP Held Uneventful Webinar Briefing on Religious Exemption Rule Rescission
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: March 13, 2023

  • OFCCP Requested Public Comments (Again) on OFCCP’s Job Listing, AAP, “Benchmarks for hiring” and Self-ID for Protected Veterans
  • U.S. BLS JOLTS Report Shows Shrinking Jobs Market
  • White House Budget Proposal Is Unrealistic, a Nonstarter for Congress and Sets the Stage for a Political Fight Over the U.S. Debt Ceiling
  • OFCCP Updated FOIA Objection Portal with “Final” Non-Objector List
  • NLRB Rescinded Four Provisions of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule Struck Down by Federal Appellate Court in January
  • USBLS Reports Shrinking U.S. Labor Force; Unemployment Rate Increased to 3.6%
  • Marty Walsh’s Concluded His Time as Secretary of Labor
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk | Skilled, Vetted & Ready: DEIA at the Heart of Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring

DE Talk | Skilled, Vetted & Ready: DEIA at the Heart of Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring

Season 4 • Episode 7

Conversations surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion remain a focus in 2023 – but where do veterans fall into these plans, and how can employers keep them included in these discussions? Tune in as DirectEmployers Kim Lott and Denise Lewis of VetJobs get down to the heart of veteran diversity, and share how these men and women who bravely served our country represent one of the most diverse hiring groups spanning culture, race, gender, disability, sexuality, age, nationality and more.

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OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: February 20, 2023

  • NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
  • Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
  • U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
  • Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
  • U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
  • President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
  • Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: February 13, 2023

  • U.S. DOL Submitted Proposed Rule to Clarify That WIOA’s Sex-Based Discrimination Prohibition Includes Sexual Orientation
  • Know Your New Congressional Labor Committee Leaders
  • U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Resign to Take National Hockey League Players Association Director Position
  • OFCCP Extends the Deadline for Federal Contractors to Further Correct OFCCP’s “Non-Objectors List” of Companies Whose EEO-1 Component 1 Data OFCCP Intends to Disclose to an FOIA Requestor
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk | Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, and OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023

DE Talk | Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, and OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023

Season 4 • Episode 6

After months of quiet, government agencies are gearing up for budgetary and policy changes affecting EEO, DEI, and OFCCP efforts. Tune in to this episode as Candee Chambers and employment law expert John C. Fox share their HR guide for 2023, outlining everything federal contractors need to be mindful of in the coming year.

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DE Talk | Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, and OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023

DE Talk | The Year of Degree Deflation: Transforming Your Workforce through Skills-Based Hiring

Season 4 • Minisode

Since the start of the pandemic, the role of human resources has been turned on its head, leaving talent leaders to pivot and rethink their well-established best practices in order to attract and retain diverse talent. In this DE Talk minisode, we sit down with Cappfinity’s Global Head of Marketing La Toya Hodge to chat about these changes, whether they’re here to stay, and how skills-based hiring can transform the talent acquisition process to widen the talent pool for the benefit of employers and workers alike.

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OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: January 23, 2023

  • U.S. Appellate Court for D.C. Circuit Blocked Key Aspects of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule
  • OFCCP Published Proposal to Modify Its Complaint Intake Procedures
  • OFCCP Published a New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
  • DirectEmployers Association and 47 Others Filed Comments Re OFCCP’s Controversial Changes to its Supply & Service Audit Document Demands
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: January 17, 2023

  • House Approved Procedural Rule That Allows Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
  • EEOC Requested Public Input on Its Draft FY 2023-2027 Strategic Enforcement Plan
  • U.S. DOL & White House OMB Directed Federal Agencies to Designate Labor Advisors
  • Another U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms the Injunction Against Implementation of the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
  • USDOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
  • USDOL & 8 Other Agencies Proposed a Controversial Joint Rule on Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders