DE Talk Unplugged | The OFCCP Compliance Journey in 2024 & What’s Ahead in 2025
The year is coming to an end and while many changes affected the regulatory landscape in 2024, 2025 is sure to see more change as a new Administration enters the chat. With that in mind, our Board of Directors took over the DE Talk podcast this month to share their...
DE Talk | Board Takeover | The OFCCP Compliance Journey in 2024 & What’s Ahead in 2025
Season 6 • Episode 4
Join us for a special “Board Takeover” episode of the DE Talk podcast as members of the DirectEmployers Board of Directors discuss the evolving compliance landscape for federal contractors. This insightful conversation explores the challenges faced in 2024, including navigating complex OFCCP compliance requirements, adapting to regulatory changes, and fostering inclusive hiring practices. Looking ahead to 2025, the Board examines the potential impact of the new Trump Administration, anticipating shifts in compliance priorities and enforcement. From updates to affirmative action plans to strategies for strengthening workplace diversity, this episode provides actionable insights to help federal contractors stay prepared and compliant.
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DE Talk | If It’s Not in Writing, It Never Happened: Applicant Tracking & Recordkeeping Strategies to Ensure OFCCP Compliance
Season 6 • Episode 1
For federal contractors, a major component of OFCCP compliance hinges on recordkeeping as proof of their processes and efforts in the event of an audit. Fortunately, your applicant tracking system (ATS) can be a great tool for keeping you on track. In this episode, we sit down with Momolu Cooper, OutSolve’s Director of Operations and Team Lead, to discuss what exactly the recordkeeping requirements are under OFCCP regulation, the key components of an effective ATS for ensuring OFCCP compliance, common mistakes employers make in applicant tracking that can lead to non-compliance, and strategies companies can implement to ensure they’re retaining records properly and securely.
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Understanding Workplace Pregnancy Protections: A Regulatory Guide for Employers
With women making up 47% of the workforce1, ensuring an equitable and supportive experience in the workplace is essential, not only for their wellbeing and success, but also for employer regulatory compliance. Understanding the regulations in play is crucial,...
OFCCP Week In Review | Series Update
For nearly ten years, DirectEmployers OFCCP Week In Review has been delivered to your inbox at 3:00 pm ET like clockwork and has become a valuable resource for employment law updates for federal contractors and public sector employees. With respect to your readership,...
OFCCP Week in Review Special Edition | DEAMcon24 Day One Recap
- DEAMcon24 Attendees Welcomed to the Big Easy for Three Days of Practical Insights, Networking & Merriment
- Member Spotlight: Aligning Compliance and Recruitment Efforts
- Ellis & Lewis Discussed Continuing the Focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging While Facing Setbacks
- French Shared How Recruit Rooster’s Talent Attract App Helps Employers Navigate Veteran Recruitment & Retention
- Fox and Chambers Discussed OFCCP in Transition & What It Means for Federal Contractors
- Lewis & O’Hara-Harvey Explored the Equity Essentials
- Cappfinity Outlined Adoption and Conversion to a Skills-Based Employee Hiring and Development System
- Campbell Discussed Going Beyond Race & Gender to Create a More Equitable, Inclusive Culture
- The Walsh Group Explained the Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Veterans ERG Leveraged by DE’s Partner Relationship Tool
- Full Circle Compliance: Using DE Partnerships to Supercharge Recruitment & DEI Efforts
- Generational Expert Gwoke’s Keynote Focused on Recruiting & Retaining Millennial Employees
DirectEmployers Named #1 in Government Contracting in JD Supra 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards
For the fourth consecutive year, DirectEmployers’ authors were named #1 and #2 in the Government Contracting category during the JD Supra 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards. JD Supra, a daily source of need-to-know legal news, insights, and intelligence, recently revealed...
DE Talk Unplugged: The Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
It wouldn’t be a new year without insight from our employment law experts John C. Fox and Candee Chambers! A few weeks ago, we launched our first new DE Talk Podcast episode of 2024, featuring these two, as they recapped all that took place in the regulatory...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 29, 2024
- Federal Trial Court Dismissed Novel Complaint Alleging Certain Algorithm-Based Applicant Screening Tools Discriminated Based on Race, Age, & Disability
- US DOL ETA Explained Its Lengthy NPRM to “Modernize Registered Apprenticeship Regulations”
- U.S. EEOC Commissioner Charges Continued to Rise in FY 2023
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