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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On Sept. 11, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it would not be renewing it’s request to collect EEO-1 Component 2 pay data after it’s current authorization from the Office of Management and Budget expires. “At this time, the unproven utility to its enforcement program of the pay data as defined in the 2016…
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As part of its efforts to improve transparency and promote cooperation with federal contractors, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently introduced a virtual compliance help desk. The new tool, launched in August, will help government contractors better navigate the compliance process. The Contractor Assistance Portal allows users to ask…
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A recently released ECAR report indicates that the higher education IT field has failed to keep pace with other industries when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion overall. According to the report, higher education IT lags behind the larger U.S. workforce in its employment of minority groups. On Aug. 5, the Education Center for…
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