The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed almost 60 years ago, but businesses large and small still struggle with affirmative action compliance and training for compliance professionals. Why? Because equal employment opportunity and affirmative action compliance are surrounded by misinformation and misunderstanding. The law benefits and Continue Reading...
Stop Dreading Affirmative Action Conversations With Recruiters
Far from the political sphere, away from indignant reactions and posturing by elected officials, you will find compliance professionals putting in the work. They grind away day in and day out, outlining and implementing sound affirmative action compliance programs for their organizations. Why do they do this? For one thing, it’s the law; for Continue Reading...
How a Diversity Training Ban Paved the Way for New Beginnings
Last year, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order that effectively chilled diversity training efforts across the country, as compliance professionals feared the consequences of implementing programs that violated it. As soon as President Joe Biden took office this year, he promptly overturned the action. Continue Reading...
Special Message: Statement from Biddle President, Patrick Nooren, and BCGi Director, Matt Nusbaum
To all of our AAPI partners and friends, we see you and we stand by you. Biddle Consulting Group is sad and appalled at recent attacks against AAPI communities, businesses, and individual people of Asian descent. We are, frankly, almost without words. We know firsthand the value of diversity in our workplaces, our communities, and our lives, Continue Reading...
“Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” Executive Order – What Federal Contractors Need to Know
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) titled, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” prohibiting certain types of training for federal agency employees, federal contractor employees, employees of federal grant recipients, and the United States Uniformed Services. In short, the E.O. aims to ban the use of training Continue Reading...
