Candee: John, it looks like we may have opened up “Pandora’s Box” when you, Mike Bazinet and I led four discussions at DEAM16 about how and where recruiters may assist with OFCCP compliance duties. Members have been calling and writing … Continue reading
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May 16
OFCCP Compliance: Competing Priorities Between the State of North Carolina and the U.S. Department of Justice Based on Gender Identity
It is a classic Administrative Law law-school Final Examination question requiring the weighing and balancing of important competing public policies, most likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is how both parties framed the legal questions before the District … Continue reading
Apr 05
OFCCP Compliance: What Hillary and Donald Think About Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination (Part 4 of 4)
This is the final blog post in a 4-part series (read part 1, 2 and 3) highlighting how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump think about Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination. THE NEXT OFCCP DIRECTOR WILL HEAVILY INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF MARCH … Continue reading
Mar 31
OFCCP Compliance: What Hillary and Donald Think About Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination (Part 3 of 4)
This is the third blog post in a 4-part series (read part 1 and part 2) highlighting how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump think about Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination. Business Leaders and Affirmative Action: While almost everyone I speak to … Continue reading
Mar 29
OFCCP Compliance: What Hillary and Donald Think About Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination (Part 2 of 4)
This is the second blog post in a 4-part series (read part 1 here) highlighting how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump think about Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination. The Democratic and Republican Party Platforms: What the candidates say and believe about … Continue reading
Mar 24
OFCCP Compliance: What Hillary and Donald Think About Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination (Part 1 of 4)
Surprise! They are both FOR Affirmative Action and oppose unlawful employment discrimination! TRUMP ON AA: Mr. Trump even “called out” then sitting United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for a controversial statement Justice Scalia made during oral argument before … Continue reading
Jan 26
OFCCP Compliance: What Lies Ahead for OFCCP and Federal Contractors in 2016 May Surprise You!
INTRODUCTION: It is going to be a very difficult year for OFCCP due to budget pressures, antagonistic Democratic and Republican Senators and Congressman, a lame-duck President, reduced agency productivity and efficiency, and falling morale within an agency already battered by … Continue reading
Jul 30
OFCCP Fox Report: Making Sense Of The Complex Puzzle As To Which Employers and Federal Contractors Must Provide Benefits To Same Sex Couples
While OFCCP’s Final Rule (i.e. regulation) making discrimination based on “sexual orientation” (and “gender identity”) unlawful (what I will refer to below for brevity’s sake as the OFCCP’s LGBT[1] Rule”) include only three Affirmative Action requirements[2], the Rule’s non-discrimination law … Continue reading
May 01
OFCCP Fox Report: OFCCP Compliance Tip: Documenting OFCCP Data Requests
Today’s OFCCP Compliance Tip: Documenting OFCCP Data Requests During OFCCP audits, your habit should be to always demand (politely) of OFCCP Compliance Officers that they reduce their many requests for documents and information to writing (typically, these days, via e-mail). … Continue reading
Apr 14
OFCCP Fox Report: The Next OFCCP and Employment Law Challenges: Labor Law Compliance at Your Company and “Supply Chain Management” for Your Federal Subcontractors
The bell has sounded. The return of the Clinton Administration’s hoped-for (but never passed into law) government contracts “Blacklisting” regulations is seemingly soon to be upon us. U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez in late March collected comments from … Continue reading