In Part 1 we explored data from the DOL in general and the OFCCP in particular to see what the current EEO/Affirmative Action violation trends are, who is being cited for it (by industry), and what may be the cause of these trends. In Part 2 we looked not at the “justice” of equal employment…
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In Part 1, we reviewed data from the Department of Labor’s Enforcement Database, a wonderful resource that is responsible for more than a few online articles. Specifically, we noted that a few industries appear to be having issues keeping up with new emphases on enforcement and, frankly, may have a slight disregard for compliance in…
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In addition to the earlier discussion of Baldor Electric, which recently settled discrimination claims for $2,000,000, and Director Shiu’s press release quote, I would to point out something else that was very interesting that the OFCCP usually doesn’t do: State the total values of the contracts the offending contractor has with the government. In Baldor’s…
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Last Monday it was announced that Baldor Electric, a manufacturing company based in Fort Smith, AR, was settling systemic discrimination claims for $2,000,000. What I would like to focus on is a quote from the OFCCP’s press release about Baldor: “Discrimination is preventable when employers have certain processes in place and see to it that…
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Although we’d been working with data from the DOL’s Enforcement Database for a couple weeks, hats off to the consultants who beat us to publishing some of it. However, we’re going to take this data in a very different direction in the hopes we may really motivate contractors to get their ducks in a row. The different…
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OFCCP Compliance Checklist to be Audit-Ready