In November, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment suit against a Californian wireless retailer. Elite Wireless Group has been accused of violating federal law for failing to address complaints involving a male store manager who sexually assaulted a female employee. According to the suit, the EEOC has found that shortly after transferring…
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On November 25, the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs formally announced it would not be using EEO-1 Component 2 pay data. “OFCCP will not request, accept, or use Component 2 data, as it does not expect to find significant utility in the data given limited resources and its aggregated…
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Fiscal Year 2019 was a record setting year for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. In FY 2019, OFCCP obtained a record $40,569,816 in monetary settlements to resolve discrimination in employment with federal contractors. That’s $16 million more than the next highest previous year in 2017. Moreover, the…
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In September, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced it was not seeking to renew Component 2 of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1). This portion of the EEO-1 filing requires employers to report employee compensation and hours worked, and many claim it places an unfair burden on employers. The public has until November 22…
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay nearly $10 million dollars to resolve a pattern of compensation discrimination. Goldman Sachs & Co. entered into an Early Resolution conciliation agreement with the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs after the office found the company had violated federal…
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OFCCP Compliance Checklist to be Audit-Ready