At the end of last year, the United States Department of Labor and software developer Oracle America find themselves locked in a battle over allegations of discrimination and claims of government overreach. Back in January 2017, the DOL sued technology leader Oracle America for discriminatory employment practices. According to the suit, filed by the DOL’s…
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At the dawning of the new year, the U.S. Department of Labor updated its Federal Contract Compliance Manual for the first time since 2014. This update is part of efforts in recent years to increase transparency and improve clarity regarding the federal contract compliance process. The manual is designed to guide officers with the Office…
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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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