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OFCCP Renews Compliance Investigation Scheduling Letter

By Connie Bertram, Guy Brenner and Alex Weinstein on Posted in OFCCP
On July 1, 2016, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced that it had renewed its Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing for use during compliance investigations.  The renewal lasts for three years.  In announcing the renewal, the OFCCP noted that it made certain “clarifying edits,” designed to “ensure contractors understand the information being … Continue Reading

DOL Seeks Remand Of District Court Case Regarding OFCCP’s Data Gathering Authority

By Daniel Davis on Posted in Affirmative Action, Department of Labor, Employment Law, OFCCP
Earlier this week the Department of Labor moved to remand Frito-Lay’s lawsuit seeking to block the production of employment data in connection with an OFCCP investigation into discrimination at its Dallas facility.  Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Department of Labor, 3:12-cv-01747 (N.D. Tex. 2012).  The resolution of this case may impact the scope of OFCCP’s authority to … Continue Reading

OFCCP Announced a Series of Consent Decrees Impacting Contractors Prior to the Government Shutdown

By Connie Bertram on Posted in Compensation, Department of Labor, Discrimination, OFCCP
Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Interventional Vascular, Inc. A Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) approved a consent decree on September 16, 2013 between the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) to settle claims of national origin discrimination in pay.… Continue Reading

Energy Company Settles OFCCP Racial Bias Allegations

By Connie Bertram on Posted in Department of Labor, Discrimination, OFCCP
On September 27, 2013, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (“BGE”) announced that it entered into a conciliation agreement with the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) to settle claims of racial bias in its hiring practices.  OFCCP did not announce the settlement prior to suspending operations due to the government shutdown. … Continue Reading

Research Confirms OFCCP Compensation Settlements and Conciliations on the Rise

By Proskauer Rose on Posted in Affirmative Action Plan (AAP), Department of Labor, OFCCP
Research published by the Center for Corporate Equality (CCE), a Washington, D.C. research organization, reveals that the number of OFCCP audits resulting in a conciliation agreement has risen sharply under the Obama administration. CCE compiled information from the Labor Department’s enforcement database as well as documents obtained through Freedom of Information.  Their research revealed that, … Continue Reading

New Pay Discrimination Directive Issued by OFCCP

By Daniel Davis on Posted in Compensation, Discrimination, OFCCP
On February 26, 2013, OFCCP announced the rescission of two guidance documents on pay discrimination issued in 2006: Interpreting Nondiscrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 With Respect to Systemic Compensation Discrimination (“Compensation Standards”) and Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Evaluation of Compensation Practices for Compliance With Nondiscrimination Requirements of Executive Order 11246 With Respect to Systemic Compensation Discrimination … Continue Reading
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