Last week we looked at how the Affirmative Action regulations’ and OFCCP define an “applicant”, or more specifically, an Internet Applicant, under the Internet Applicant Rule. (Click here if you missed that.) It comes with significant recordkeeping requirements. If you are a federal (sub-) contractor, it therefore warrants your full attention. Suppose you, choose to […]
When is Your Applicant (Not) an Applicant Under Affirmative Action?
These last two weeks we have been delving into Affirmative Action. Let’s assume your company is a federal contractor — or sub-contractor–and is therefore subject to Affirmative Action requirements. (Click here and here to review those definitions.) You must then solicit race, ethnicity and gender data from all “applicants” for employment. There is no specific […]
Surprise! You’re a Federal Contractor! Whaaat?
Got your attention there, didn’t I? No? Well, maybe a little…Seriously, let’s pick up from last week. We know that certain businesses with certain contracts with federal agencies are federal contractors and are therefore subject to certain affirmative action requirements. We did a very nutshell-version of the requirements in last week’s post (Click here for […]
Affirmative Action v Equal Employment Opportunity
I’ve been remiss. There I said it. Admitting the problem (or in this case the omission) is supposed to be the first step. So what didn’t I do? I have written on just about every anti-discrimination law. Well, I just had this epiphany. I have never really written about affirmative action. What self-respecting employment attorney/blogger misses […]
More Key Supreme Court Employment Law Cases in 2015-16
This week we return to our Supreme Court Employment Law Watch. If you missed last week’s post on some of the cases, you can find it here. Last week we were just getting started. There’s more to do. So let’s look at some more cases to be heard by SCOTUS. Join The EmpLAWyerologist after the jump…