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Voluntary use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Postsecondary Education
The New York Times, and several other Associated Press publications, recently wrote about the Obama administration’s 10-page guideline that essentially “throws out” the Bush-era interpretation of a supreme court ruling that limited affirmative action in admissions. The new guideline provide Postsecondary Education with practical remedies to achieving diversity among their student population. To read the [...]
December 25, 2011
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Secrets of Affirmative Action Compliance
2012 is just around the corner now. HR Managers, this is the perfect time to consider the changes in the EEO industry and how they relate to your 2012 Affirmative Action planning. With this in mind, we’d like to share a valuable resource with you from William Truesdell. During December only, you can get Secrets [...]
December 25, 2011
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DOL Administrative Law Judge Concludes Law Firm is a Federal Contractor Subject to OFCCP Jurisdiction
Jackson Lewis LLP Date: 11.23.2011 A law firm that provided legal services to the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) in connection with the sale of real property is subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”), according to a U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). OFCCP v. O’Melveny [...]
December 18, 2011
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A stand for racial diversity in education
Miami HeraldMonday, 12.12.11By MARY SANCHEZ Barack Obama has deftly begun what could be his most significant legacy on racial equity. Did you miss it? Most people did. This month, the administration sent new guidelines to the nation’s 17,000 school districts about how to address “racial isolation” in primary and secondary schools. It also sent new [...]
December 18, 2011
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Whitehall Health Care of Ann Arbor Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionPress Release12/9/11 Nursing Home Fired Jehovah’s Witness Because of Her Need to Attend Religious Services, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT — An Ann Arbor, Mich., nursing home violated federal law when it fired a Jehovah’s Witness based on her religion and need for a religious accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [...]
December 18, 2011
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EEOC ISSUES PRIVATE LETTER ON HS DIPLOMAS & THE ADA
OFCCP Blog Spotby Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On 10/9/09, a letter written to the EEOC asked the following question: [Does] the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), prohibit the State of Tennessee from requiring students with learning disabilities to take “Gateway tests” [...]
December 18, 2011
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OFCCP Announces Proposed Rules on Disability Law
News Release OFCCP News Release: [12/08/2011] Contact Name: Laura McGinnis or Mike Trupo Phone Number: (202) 693-4653 or x6588 Release Number: 11-1614-NAT US Labor Department seeks to improve job opportunities for Americans with disabilities by setting historic hiring goal for federal contractors and subcontractors WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new [...]
December 18, 2011
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Rule would require federal contractors to hire more disabled workers
Business Insurance December 9, 2011 – 1:40pm WASHINGTON—The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance has proposed a new rule under which federal contractors and subcontractors would be required to set a goal of having 7% of their workforce be people with disabilities, it said Thursday.According to the proposal, which was published Friday in [...]
December 18, 2011
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Letter from OFCCP Director on Proposed Disability Regs
U.S. Department of LaborDecember 9, 2011 Dear Friends: Today we made history at the Department of Labor. This morning, OFCCP proposed a new rule to strengthen the affirmative action obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors to improve job opportunities for people with disabilities. Our proposed rule would revise and update Section 503 of the Rehabilitation [...]
December 18, 2011
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Webinar: OFCCP Proposed Section 503 Regulation Revisions
The OFCCP is answering the call from the contracting community and will be conducting a webinar to review their Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) published on December 9, 2011 covering Section 503 Regulation Revisions. The following was provided by the OFCCP. Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/363191569 Attend the webinar [...]
December 18, 2011
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Census 2010: December Update to Census / SOC Crosswalk File
Three (3) more changes to the crosswalk table that was sent with the “Sixth Informal Update on Status of ACS 2006-2010 Special EEO File.” Table of Changes to Census/SOC Crosswalk (PDF)Complete (Revised) Census/SOC Crosswalk (PDF) The April 4, 2011 version of the Census to SOC to OPM and EEO job codes is the base document [...]
December 18, 2011
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Obama Administration Gives Colleges Broad Leeway on Affirmative Action
The Chronicle of Higher EducationBy Peter Schmidt Washington The Obama administration on Friday released its first guidelines on affirmative action in higher education. In doing so, it showed that it takes an expansive view of the educational benefits of diversity and intends to give colleges and universities considerable leeway in determining whether they can achieve [...]
December 11, 2011
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American Association for Affirmative Action Commends the Obama Administration for Supporting Equal Opportunity and Diversity
American Association for Affirmative Action Commends the Obama Administration for Supporting Equal Opportunity and Diversity in Education Programs Association of Equal Opportunity Professionals Applauds the Departments of Education and Justice for Issuing Guidance that Supports Educational Opportunities for All Students For Immediate ReleaseDecember 5, 2011Contact: Shirley J. Wilcher, Executive Director202-349-9855; 240-893-9475 Washington, DC, December 5, [...]
December 11, 2011
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Butterball Sued By EEOC For Harassment, Firing Of HIV-Positive Employee
US Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionPRESS RELEASE12-1-11 Turkey Company Violated Federal Disability Law, Agency Charged GARNER, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today that Butterball, LLC, a Garner, N.C.-based turkey processing company, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment based on the fact [...]
December 11, 2011
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Conducting international employment-related investigations
LexologyFisher & Phillips LLP Celia M. Joseph Global, USA November 29 2011 If you are a Human Resources or other manager at a multi-national company, it is likely that at times you receive complaints from employees and others requiring investigations to ensure your workplace environment is free from illegal harassment, discrimination, theft, defamation, violence and [...]
December 11, 2011
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Guidance on Diversity
Inside Higher EdDecember 5, 2011 – 3:00am By Scott Jaschik WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has aligned itself strongly with the right of colleges to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. Guidance issued jointly Friday afternoon by the Departments of Education and Justice states that diversity is an important educational goal, and that colleges [...]
December 11, 2011
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DOL Pressing for More Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
The Department of Labor, through the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, continues to press for more employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. “The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with [...]
December 11, 2011
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U.S. Urges Creativity by Colleges to Gain Diversity
The New York Times By SAM DILLON The Obama administration on Friday urged colleges and universities to get creative in improving racial diversity at their campuses, throwing out a Bush-era interpretation of recent Supreme Court rulings that limited affirmative action in admissions. The new guidelines issued by the Departments of Justice and Education replaced a [...]
December 4, 2011
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Obama Administration Says Schools May Use Race for Diversity
Bloomberg Business WeekDecember 02, 2011, 4:19 PM EST By Greg Stohr (Updates with comment from guidance in third paragraph.) Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration told school districts and universities they may consider the race of students in programs to foster diversity, revoking Bush administration guidelines that had advocated race-neutral enrollment policies. The U.S. [...]
December 4, 2011
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Coalition Asks FCC to Focus on Diversity in Quadrennial Ownership Rule Review
Broadcasting and Cable Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights says FCC has no meaningful policies to address racial and gender inequalities in media ownership By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 12/2/2011 4:55:34 PM The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has written the FCC to ask that it focus on diversity in [...]
December 4, 2011
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OCR and Justice Release Joint Guidance on Voluntary Efforts to Promote Racial Diversity
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights have just released new guidance on how educators can lawfully pursue voluntary policies to achieve diversity or avoid racial isolation. The Dear Colleague letter can be reached at: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201111.html. As Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez stated, “Diversity is a [...]
December 4, 2011
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White Savannah State football coach settles discrimination suit
The Augusta ChronicleBy Donald HeathMorris News ServiceThursday, Dec. 1, 2011 7:19 AM SAVANNAH, Ga. — Former Savannah State football coach Robby Wells received compensation of $350,000, which included $110,000 to his attorneys, to settle his discrimination lawsuit against the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and SSU administrators. The Savannah Morning News [...]
December 4, 2011
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CRP Announces New Book published by UNC Press
The Civil Rights Project-UCLADate Published: November 29, 2011 The Civil Rights Project announces the publication of Integrating Schools in a Changing Society: New Policies and Legal Options for a Multiracial Generation, a new book of cutting-edge scholarship on the forces shaping the future of school integration policy following the Supreme Court’s 2007 PICS decision. The [...]
December 4, 2011
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US Labor Department files complaint against Brunswick Corp. and Lund Boat Co. for sex discrimination at Minnesota manufacturing plant
News ReleaseOFCCP News Release: [12/01/2011]Contact Name: Scott Allen or Rhonda Burke More than 200 women applicants affected; complaint seeks back wages, job opportunities WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is suing federal contractor Brunswick Corp. and Lund Boat Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary. In an administrative complaint filed today [...]
December 4, 2011
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Adopting the U. of Maryland-Baltimore County Way
The Chronicle of Higher EducationNovember 30, 2011, 11:12 am By Marybeth Gasman On November 13, Freeman Hrabowski III, the president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), was profiled on 60 Minutes. Under Hrabowski’s leadership, UMBC has become a powerhouse in the sciences for racial and ethnic minorities (and many others). Although the 60 Minutes [...]
December 4, 2011
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