One of the hardest jobs we have here is getting buy-in that compliance is a high priority not only due to ethical considerations but also financial ones. Why companies continue to under-staff or de-prioritize various HR functions—including and especially those involving compliance—is puzzling. Case in point: NCS Pearson just signed a conciliation agreement with the…
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This news is a few days old at the moment, but we’d like to comment on it. The US Department of Agriculture recently withdrew a proposed rule that would have affected contractors in the jurisdiction of both the USDA and the OFCCP. It would have required contractors for the USDA to verify that they “were…
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How would your organization rank if its employment records were audited right now? Would you find that records are kept as required by law? Do you know what those legal requirements are? It really appears that companies fall apart—especially the recidivists—on primarily two pieces of record keeping: 1) Defining an Applicant and 2) Disposition. This…
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Just a few days ago, JacintoPort International settled with the OFCCP for $219,000 in back wages and job offers because they were unable to live up to a PRIOR settlement with the OFCCP. In an ironic twist, in 2006 JacintoPort agreed to create semiannual reports showing their progress hiring women and MINORITIES. It was these…
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Pepsi recently had a run-in with what looks like a good policy…until you realize it isn’t. They previously had a policy, requiring background checks, to not hire anyone with an arrest pending prosecution even if they had not been convicted of anything. In a society that claims to uphold “innocent until proven guilty”, it’s easy…
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