Archive for the ‘Compliance’ Category
OFCCP Stepping Up Investigations and Audits
On Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Patricia Shiu, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) delivered a keynote speech to the National Industry Liaison Group in Las Vegas, Nevada. Director Shiu’s comments spanned a range of equal employment topics. Issues of particular interest to employers are: equal pay, enforcement, and a partnership between [...]
OFCCP Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making Suggests Possible Changes to Affirmative Action Planning
The OFCCP issued an advanced notice of public rule making (ANPRM) and is seeking public input on ways to strengthen the affirmative action requirements related to employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. Comments are due by September 21, 2010. The affirmative action requirements for disabilities are often not the focus of Affirmative Action planning. The workforce [...]
In: Compliance, Rule Making
What is Compliance?
Compliance is often interpreted as adherence to a specific law or regulation. Unfortunately, it is not that simplistic. Many times an organization may appear to be in compliance with a specific regulation or law, but may find that their internal practices and procedures create an atmosphere of non-compliance. For example, Company A may have a [...]
DOL Announces “We Can Help” Campaign
On April 1st, the Secretary of Labor announced a national public awareness campaign called “We Can Help.” This public awareness campaign is designed by the Department of Labor to provide employees with information about their rights in the workplace and to educate them on how to seek the assistance of the Wage and Hour Division [...]
In: Compliance · Tagged with: Compliance, Department of Labor, Executive Order 11246
Why data integrity is important to you and to the OFCCP.
Why data integrity is important to you and to the OFCCP. Data Integrity is defined broadly as data that has a complete or whole structure. All characteristics of the data including business rules, rules for how pieces of data relate, dates, definitions and lineage must be correct for data to be complete. Why is this [...]
In: Compliance · Tagged with: AAP, Affirmative Action, Compliance, Data Integrity, Employee Data, OFCCP