The following post is from a recent conversation I had with Candee Chambers, during which we discussed recent trends in OFCCP audits and the importance of building a good rapport with your OFCCP compliance officer. JOHN: Candee, I wanted to let you know that I am...
The President’s latest amendment to Executive Order 11246 does 3 primary things: Amends four specific provisions of Executive Order 11246 to now insert and compel “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” (aka informally referred to in society as Lesbian, Gay,...
OFCCP compliance has been weighing heavily on the minds of federal contractors since the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) were issued back in 2011. DirectEmployers Association realized it only made sense to schedule the 2014 Annual Meeting & Conference...
The following post originally appeared on Blogging4Jobs.com as part of the #BigDataHR series. Civil rights defense lawyers have warned their clients for decades to keep company data sets small: smaller applicant flow counts/promotion pools…smaller pools of comparative...
DirectEmployers Association had the unique opportunity to work with key personnel in the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to conduct a listening session exclusively for Members. Moderated by employment law expert John C....
As a new conference season kicks off, our team is hard at work planning the DirectEmployers 2014 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM14), taking place March 25-27 in the Washington, D.C. metro area. The timing for this year’s conference couldn’t be more perfect, as...
DirectEmployers is offering assistance to the federal contractor community by way of a listening session that features OFCCP compliance experts, John C. Fox of Fox, Wang & Morgan, P.C. and the OFCCP’s Patricia Shiu Director; Debra Carr, Director, Division of...
As the March 24th deadline to become compliant with the new OFCCP regulations approaches, the federal contractor community is actively seeking advice and direction on how to do so. To help our Members easily transition into the new changes surrounding VEVRAA and...