Decoded: Can Technology Advance Equitable Recruiting and Hiring?

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launches a new online platform, referred to as the Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP), to modernize how the agency receives required notices about construction contract and subcontract awards.

OFCCP commends the federal contractors and subcontractors that have registered and certified their AAP compliance through the OFCCP Contractor Portal by the June 30, 2022 deadline.

The deadline to object to EEO-1 FOIA request is September 19, 2022

Law intended to go beyond natural hair protections tied to race and includes “cultural hairstyles”

Federal CROWN Act passes House of Representatives and awaits Senate votes

The NILG 2022 National Conference was held July 25-28, 2022 in Boston, MA. The Conference was highlighted by OFCCP Director Jenny Yang’s keynote address to the federal contractor community about affirmative action and pay equity compliance. Director Yang set the tone for the conference and what the contractor community could expect in the coming months. Yang outlined the following three immediate priorities for OFCCP: (1) Pay Equity, (2) Contractor Affirmative Action Program (AAP) Certification, and (3) Audit Readiness.

Expert Panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Concludes that the EEOC’s Pay Data Collection Completed in 2020 Could be Used to “Prioritize Investigations and the Allocation of Resources”

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and this year’s theme is “Celebrate, Learn, Share.” The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance to assist employers with addressing COVID-19-related issues while considering workplace bias laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act.