EEOC Files Suit Against Two Employers For Use Of Criminal Background Checks

Release from the EEOC: BMW Fired and Denied Hire to Class of Employees Who Worked Successfully for Years; Dollar General Disproportionately Excluded African Americans From Hire WASHINGTON — A BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina, and the largest small-box discount retailer in the United States violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and…
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Compliance Provides a Competitive Edge

A paradigm shift in compliance mindset and attitude Compliance with federal employment regulations provides two interrelated benefits to every business interested in maintaining a competitive edge. Firstly, a business which complies with federal regulations will avoid the negative financial penalties associated with noncompliance. Secondly, a business which complies with federal regulations will benefit from hiring…
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OFCCP Posts Date Contractors Must Use New Census EEO Tab

The OFCCP has posted a “Notice for Federal Contractors on Use of the 2006-2010 Census EEO Tabulation in the Development of Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs)” on its website to inform contractors of the date by which they must begin using the 2006-2010 Census EEO Tabulation in the development of their written affirmative action programs (AAPs).

Reaching the Apex of Diversity in Hiring Practices

Recently, we blogged a lament that the term “affirmative action” has gotten stuck in its earliest conception in the minds of many, and has not been allowed to grow up to reflect its current meaning – a meaning preciously close to its origins in President John F. Kennedy’s Executive Order 10925, issued March 6, 1961….
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