Although they’ve avoided a general press release, we’ve gotten our hands on the Consent Decree for Monsanto’s Soda Springs location and found it very educational. It reaffirms our suspicion that certain companies (or at least, certain managers at certain locations of those companies) continue to ignore their responsibility as federal contractors. They also dismiss business…
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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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OFCCP Compliance Checklist to be Audit-Ready