Decisions made during your recruiting and hiring processes have a profound impact on the quality and diversity of employees you bring into your organization. Of course, we’ve known this for 100+ years, but the landscape has changed and employers must pay more attention to the inclusivity of their recruiting and hiring practices. With Continue Reading...
Summary of Proposed Changes to OFCCP Audit Letter
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register on Sunday, November 20, 2022 announcing major proposed changes to the agency’s standard audit scheduling letter. Not only does receipt of this letter signal the official start of a compliance review (“audit”), it also effectively serves as a Continue Reading...
How to Navigate the Future of Affirmative Action
Today's social and political climate has underscored the importance of businesses having an affirmative action plan. However, the picture of what this plan requires has shifted rapidly thanks to uncertainty and the fast-changing circumstances surrounding affirmative action policies. Specifically, compliance professionals fear that most Continue Reading...
The Future of Affirmative Action Policies
These days, diversity and inclusion in the workforce are more than just nice-to-haves; they're must-haves, which means a robust affirmative action plan is necessary. However, the unnecessarily complex and differing approaches to these policies keep companies from reaching their full potential. Some businesses are concerned Continue Reading...
The Impact of Affirmative Action in the Workplace
When employers began implementing affirmative action plans in the workplace, there were several growing pains they had to overcome. Affirmative action compliance training required difficult conversations, as HR professionals had to evaluate areas of unconscious bias that the company might have previously ignored. In many cases, companies were only Continue Reading...