Businesses of all kinds are coming to the realization that employing a diverse workforce can be more complex than initially realized. Nevertheless, prioritizing diversity in the workplace is an excellent goal for a variety of reasons. This makes it essential for all employers to strategically identify, deploy, and support their diversity Continue Reading...
Jenny Yang Steps Down as OFCCP Director
Rumors have long been swirling and the recent announcement makes it official: after just two years, Jenny Yang is stepping down from her post as the OFCCP’s Director to serve as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity. Her last day as Director of OFCCP was Friday, March 31, her new job begins Monday, April 3. Ms. Yang Continue Reading...
OFCCP Releases Major Revisions to Pay Equity Audit Procedures in Directive 2022-01 Revision 1
Shortly after the release of Directive 2022-01 back in March, 2022, alarm bells and outcries rang out that the “OFCCP is coming for your privileged pay equity audits!!”. As BCGi’s Matt Nusbaum noted in his post, the OFCCP does not get to sidestep the longstanding precedent of attorney-client privilege. This revision settles the issue once and for Continue Reading...
Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certification (EPRC): “Disparities Found”… but what does this mean?
With 3+ months behind us in the new Equal Pay Registration Certification (EPRC) process in Illinois, there are some important updates and heads-ups to share. If you’re an employer in Illinois, please make sure you are prepared for certification (see Note 1). The first round of filing dates came and went on June 2, 2022. Despite the lack of Continue Reading...
OFCCP Signals Much Tougher Stance in New Directives
People have been waiting for and wondering how the new administration will distinguish itself from the prior one with regard to affirmative action requirements for federal contractors, and we finally have more than a peek into what is to come from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The agency has issued two new Continue Reading...
