As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to proliferate in the applicant screening/employee selection industry, federal contractors have been left with little to no guidance from the OFCCP regarding their compliance obligations. President Biden issued Executive Order 14110 late in 2023, which called for U.S. government agencies, including the Continue Reading...
A New Focus for Biddle Consulting Group
As you read in Patrick Nooren's blog, our EEO division has been acquired by Resolution Economics, LLC (ResEcon). Biddle Consulting Group historically had two divisions; our testing software division (TestGenius®) and our EEO division, which handles EEO, Affirmative Action (AA), and pay equity compliance. While both divisions are within the realm of Continue Reading...
Walmart Didn’t Validate, Now Being Sued by EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit against Walmart for screening out employees (not applicants) using a training program and assessment the EEOC alleges unfairly discriminated against people with disabilities and was not related to either the employees’ job duties or job performance. Walmart will likely lose Continue Reading...
Why Ethical, Challenge-Proof Hiring Is Hard — and How to Achieve It
Nearly every business, regardless of size, industry, or geography, must overcome the same universal challenges. First, they must be able to work efficiently, minimizing waste and needless overhead that eat into profits. They also need to maximize productivity, implementing processes, tools, and equipment that allow them to get the most out of Continue Reading...
3 Things to Know About the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
You want to make offers to the strongest possible candidates every time you have a job opening. Yet how can you make sure your recruitment processes are legally defensible? One way is by adhering to the Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, particularly when it comes to your pre-employment assessments. Unlike many Continue Reading...
