Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on Affirmative Action.

22 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Appellate Law, United States Supreme Court

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Evening Round-Up: Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, by Kali Borkoski, SCOTUSblog

http://tinyurl.com/m8nung8

I have not yet read the entire opinion, as well as all of the separate opinions. This post provides links to many others that have already analyzed this decision and who wrote what. -CCE

This morning, a divided Court upheld an amendment to the Michigan constitution that prohibits the use of affirmative action by public universities in admissions. Justice Kennedy announced the judgment of the Court in an opinion that was joined by the Chief Justice and Justice Alito. Justice Scalia filed an opinion, concurring in the judgment only, that was joined by Justice Thomas, while Justice Breyer filed his own opinion concurring in the judgment. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion (joined by Justice Ginsburg) and summarized her dissent from the bench. . . .

March 2014 Deadline for Federal Contract Compliance Program’s Revised Rules.

20 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Affirmative Action, Disabilities, Employment Law, Federal Contract Compliance Program, Veterans

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2014 Model Documents For New OFCCP Regulations, by Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Kurt, Husch Blackwell LLP, Lexology

http://tinyurl.com/kanzksl

Ms. Kurt has attached forms in Word to her post. -CCE

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s revised rules for veterans and individuals with disabilities take effect March 24, 2014. In addition to goal-setting/benchmarking and increased attention to good faith efforts, the rules will require federal contractors to deploy a number of new or revised forms. The forms include applicant and new hire invitations to self-identify, mandatory elements of job posting communications with the state job service, and new elements of the EEO job advertisement tagline. Certain of these documents will be required beginning on March 24, 2014, and use of others can be delayed until the first date of your next affirmative action plan year.

March 24, 2014 Deadline for U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Final Rules Affecting Veterans and Persons With Disabilities.

10 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Affirmative Action, Disabilities, Employment Law

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OFCCP Issues Final Rules on Affirmative Action Obligations for Veterans and Persons with Disabilities, by Kimberly Korando, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. , JDSupra Law News

http://tinyurl.com/k97tbpf

The United States Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has issued two final rules that will require significant changes to covered federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ (“contractors”) affirmative action programs for veterans and individuals with disabilities. One of the new rules makes changes to the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”) and the other relates to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”).

Contractors will be required to comply with the new rules effective March 24, 2014 with the exception of Subpart C regulations. The effective date for compliance with Subpart C regulations will vary depending on whether the contractor has an affirmative action plan in place on March 24, 2014. Contractors who do have such plans in place on March 24, 2014 will be permitted to delay compliance with Subpart C until the beginning of their first plan year after March 24, 2014.