The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee has now extended the deadline for filing the 2017 reports to June 1, 2018. Based on modifications to the EEO-1 survey, employers initially had until March 31, 2018, to file their 2017 EEO-1 reports. This extension may be related to a backlog for processing requests for spinoffs …
DDZ, Inc., doing business as DDZ CA, Inc., formerly known as Zoo Printing, Inc., will pay $625,400 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Zoo Printing failed to hire female applicants for the position of boxer/packer at its …
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued an employer, alleging that it failed to accommodate a pregnant employee, in violation of federal law. According to the commission, PruittHealth-Raleigh, LLC, of North Carolina denied a pregnant nursing assistant light duty or a temporary job modification that is normally given to nursing assistants injured on the …
A group that is suing Harvard University is demanding that it publicly release admissions data on hundreds of thousands of applicants, saying the records show a pattern of discrimination against Asian-Americans going back decades. The group was able to view the documents through its lawsuit, which was filed in 2014 and challenges Harvard’s admissions policies. …
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The Justice Department plans to investigate universities using affirmative action policies that discriminate against white applicants. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Bob Driscoll, who served at the DOJ. Read the full NPR transcript here.
Randall Kennedy examines the history of discrimination and the application of Affirmative Action law in For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law. Ira Katznelson focuses on systemic discrimination in the years leading up to the civil rights movement in When Affirmative Action was White. In his book, Discrimination and Disparities, Thomas Sowell reviews the …
December 14, 2018 AAP Overview. At a time when the new Administration is focusing on de-regulation in Government Agencies, OFCCP is implementing an active and intense audit program. Our Workshop opens with an understanding of EEO and AAP concepts, principles, and regulatory requirements. Attendees are guided through a typical AAP and all the Plan components.
September 21, 2018 AAP Overview. At a time when the new Administration is focusing on de-regulation in Government Agencies, OFCCP is implementing an active and intense audit program. Our Workshop opens with an understanding of EEO and AAP concepts, principles, and regulatory requirements. Attendees are guided through a typical AAP and all the Plan components.
Conducting a Compensation Analysis to Address Equal Pay Requirements. The issue of “equal pay for equal work” continues to be a focus for federal contractors, and the DOL in OFCCP Compliance Evaluations. Gerstco’s June 22rd, Workshop will include discussion on: (a) federal law governing equal pay for equal work, specifically The Equal Pay Act, (b) …
On March 30, 2018, the OFCCP adjusted the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark percentage from 6.7 down to 6.4.