by DirectEmployers Association | Feb 24, 2026 | Podcast
Season 7 • Episode 7
What happens to workplace diversity when the regulatory landscape shifts overnight? In this episode, compliance consultant Alicia Wallace and former Fortune 500 Chief Diversity Officer David Casey move beyond theory to discuss the reality of leading through change.
Drawing on their history of managing hundreds of successful audits for some of the most recognizable brands, Alicia and David offer a masterclass in practitioner-level strategy. They pull back the curtain on what it really takes to bridge the gap between strict EEO compliance and meaningful culture, including how to go beyond “table stakes” as compliance is just the starting point, lessons from both sides of the OFCCP desk as the auditor and audited, and finally, a candid look at why merit-based hiring isn’t a threat to diversity, but a tool for data-grounded decisions.
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by Jaime Costilow | Aug 18, 2025 | OFCCP Compliance
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by DE Compliance News | Apr 8, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- February JOLTS Report – Job Openings Continue to Stagnate Month Over Month, Rate Unchanged for the Third Month in a Row
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- In Brief
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by DE Compliance News | Apr 1, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- DE Talk Podcast Explored Camaraderie & Meaningful Impact of Veteran ERGs
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- In Brief
- New Publications
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by DE Compliance News | Feb 26, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
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by DE Compliance News | Jun 5, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB GC Asserted, Via Memo, That Employment Non-Compete Provisions Violate NLRA
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- What The Budget Reforms In The Debt-Ceiling Bill Likely Mean For OFCCP and Other Federal Agencies
- In Brief
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by DE Compliance News | Mar 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
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by Jaime Costilow | Mar 7, 2023 | Press Release
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