Monthly Archives: June 2011

28 Jun

OFCCP Restores and Updates FAAP Process

News Release OFCCP News Release: [06/28/2011] Contact Name: Jason Surbey or Dolline Hatchett Phone Number: (202) 693-4668 or x4651 Release Number: 11-0973-NAT US Labor Department restores and updates Functional Affirmative Action Program process for federal contractors and subcontractors WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released a new

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20 Jun

VEVRAA NPRM Comment Period Extended

OFCCP News Release On April 26, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM (76 FR 23358) proposes revising regulations implementing the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended. The original comment period

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06 Jun

AstraZeneca agrees to pay $250,000 to settle sex discrimination lawsuit brought by OFCCP

News Release OFCCP News Release: [06/06/2011] Contact Name: Joanna Hawkins or Leni Uddyback-Fortson Phone Number: (215) 861-5101 or x5102 Release Number: 11-0829-PHI Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca agrees to pay $250,000 to settle sex discrimination lawsuit brought by US Labor Department 124 current and former female employees will share in settlement involving equal pay PHILADELPHIA — AstraZeneca,

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