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Managing EEO Obligations

On a recent blog post over at Workplace FYI, we offered some tips on managing your EEO obligations without micromanaging your coworkers.
 

Don't Forget about Midyear Monitoring

Now that we're into the dog days of summer, don't forget that it's time for midyear monitoring (or AAPs if you're on a fiscal year schedule). Head over to Workplace FYI for some tips on managing midyear monitoring effectively.
 

OFCCP Files Another Disparate Impact Hiring Case

In an administrative complaint filed November 23rd, the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) alleged that Meyer Tool Inc., an aircraft engine parts manufacturer in Ohio, discriminated against a class of black applicants in hiring for entry-level machinist positions.  According to the complaint, OFCCP found statistical indicators of adverse impact against black applicants in the company’s hiring process and selection procedures in 2004.  Additionally, the complaint alleges that the company failed to comply with its recordkeeping, applicant tracking and affirmative action obligations under EO 11246.

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WorkPlace HR Supports Our Military Families Through Operation Homefront

WorkPlace HR is proud to support our military families this holiday season through Operation Homefront.  Operation Homefront DC Metro Chapter is an organization which serves and provides assistance to military members and their families throughout DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.  Our office will be contributing gifts to families of wounded soldiers and deployed troops during the holidays and throughout the year by filling a "Holiday Giving Quilt." 

 

New E-Verify Manuals Released

The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released updated E-Verify User Manuals for Employers, Federal Contractors, and E-Verify Employer Agents, as well as E-Verify Quick Reference Guides for Employers and E-Verify Employer Agents.  The manuals and reference guides, which can be accessed via USCIS’s website by clicking here, provide more comprehensive guidance on E-Verify, including step-by-step instructions on enrolling in the system and verifying a workforce.  In addition, USCICS issued a statement on the effects of invalid Puerto Rico birth certificates on the Form I-9 process.  The Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is issuing new certified copies of birth certificates to U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico.  All birth certificates from Puerto Rico issued before July 1, 2010 will become invalid after October 30, 2010.
 
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