Most modern businesses aspire to assemble a team reflecting the labor market's demographic diversity. Unfortunately, many employers fall short, sometimes due to flawed hiring and onboarding practices and sometimes because they simply aren't sure how to source, evaluate, and recruit diverse talent. Implementing diverse hiring Continue Reading...
Mandatory Annual Filing Obligations for Federal Contractors: The 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Basics
As we settle into the new year, Biddle wants to make sure the contracting community doesn’t forget about their mandatory annual filing obligations. First up, the 2022 Employment Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1 filings (completed in 2023). What is the EEO-1 Report? The EEO-1 requires certain employers to submit employee demographic Continue Reading...
OFCCP Not Waiting on the Revised Scheduling Letter (*sigh*)
Contrary to what some may have heard, the OFCCP is not waiting on approval of their new, revised audit scheduling letter to initiate new audits from the most recent CSAL. In case you missed the news somehow, the OFCCP has issued a new “FY2023” Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) with 500 federal contractor establishments or functions Continue Reading...
Hurry! One Last Chance to Object to EEO-1 Data Release
In case you missed it, the Department of Labor, specifically the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been grappling with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Center for Investigative Reporting for “Type 2” (consolidated) EEO-1 data for all federal contractors during the 2016-2020 EEO-1 reporting Continue Reading...
Sorting Out California’s Pay Data Reporting Requirements
The State of California has new pay reporting and pay transparency requirements that went into effect at the start of the year. For a quick refresher regarding the pay transparency requirements, jump on over to our blog post here. In the meantime, Biddle clients and BCGi members are emailing in tons of questions in the run-up to the Wednesday, May Continue Reading...