Data Diving: Part 4, Chapter I — Tracking Strategies

Tracking Strategies to Measure Your Diversity Success Do your Affirmative Action and Diversity strategies have any lasting value for your organization? As we mentioned in our previous post Data Diving 4, there are four proven strategies that are key in effectively implementing Affirmative Action/EEO/Diversity. Tracking, which is more than just applicant tracking, is an important component…
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DOL settles with Nash Finch for $188,500

The press release below came out just today. The thing I find notable is that, although the settlement amount isn’t tremendous for a company this size, the real cost was quite a bit larger. The audit which led to this settlement began in May of 2005, meaning Nash Finch has been accruing legal and consulting fees for over…
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OFCCP Performs Background Checks?

Yes, they do.  But we don’t mean the background checks the OFCCP conducts when hiring new compliance officers.  We mean the OFCCP performs checks on companies they audit, beginning from the moment a scheduling letter . When that scheduling letter goes out, OFCCP compliance officers (COs) are expected to contact the EEOC, state and local…
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OFCCP’s Recently Rescinded 31 Directives

The OFCCP recently rescinded 31 redundant or outdated directives. The enforcement agency issued two directives (300 and 302) on April 18, 2012 and June 14, 2012, the first canceling 18 outdated directives, the second canceling 13.  The following lists are the rescinded directives as taken from the DOL website. From Directive 300: OBSOLETE DATA: The OFCCP directives…
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