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to the EEO/AA CONNECTION ~ Meet Carol Dawson, Bruce, Jan, Denise, and Joann, your nationally recognized Equality, Diversity, Affirmative Action, and coaching experts ________________________________
Make 2009 the year your company is in full compliance with EEO and Affirmative Action laws, regulations, and Executive Orders. ________________________ Do you know if your employer's personnel actions are causing a disparate impact against minorities or women? The government (EEOC and OFCCP) is focusing on class action discrimination and disparate impact within your hiring, promotion, and termination practices. Don't wait until the feds come knocking on your door to know your Impact results. If the numbers are run before EEOC/OFCCP conduct their on-site, you may have time to correct discriminatory activities before being led into court. To find out how to calculate an Impact Ratio Analysis, check out Carol's IRA webinar through the nationally acclaime3d R4 Conference: Click here: ____________________________ EEO LOGIC and EEO GUIDANCE, along with several other EEO related businesses, have teamed up to provide a one-stop shop for EEO, Affirmative Action, and Diversity consulting and training "EEO/AA CONNECTION." For Training/consulting Opportunities, click on: EEO GUIDANCE, Inc. or for upcoming open eeo sessions: click on: OPEN WORKSHOPS (the majority of workshops are coordinated directly for specific clients and are not open to the public - they are not listed) For responses to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or Department of Justice (DOJ) consent decree requirements, click on: EEO GUIDANCE For written Affirmative Action Plans, EEO/AA consulting, or guiding you through OFCCP settlement agreements, click on: EEO LOGIC. _____________________________
Community Foundation Women in Philanthropy "Giving From the Heart" Regional Award Ceremony - March 2009 L to R: Cindy Kanning (former award recipient and nominator, Carol Dawson, Clark County award recipient and Diane Murphy, Floyd County award recipient Click HERE ____________________________________ NEW: I-9 FORMS CHANGE BEGINNING APRIL 3 Go to: www.uscis.gov (see to I-9 link for a copy of new form) ____________________________________ ALL POWERFUL OFCCP OFCCP update and annual number of financial remedies for more American workers breaks records - 24,508 workers receive $67.5 million for discrimination - for additional information, click here~____________________ OFCCP is Looking for Groups of 10 or More Applicants/Employees to Identify Statistical Discrimination OFCCP is working harder to develop disparate impact class action discrimination. OFCCP Dept. of Labor Directive #285 now instructs Compliance Officers to look for disparate impact among job applicants and employees when 10 or more people are in the affected group. In part it reads, “The contractor's personnel activity and compensation data will be analyzed for possible systemic discrimination indicators…” EEO TIP: Know your numbers before the feds do… (go to this link for more details) Contact EEO GUIDANCE, Inc. ~ 812-284-2993 _______________________ E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS ARE DELAYED (click here) EEO Trends. ______________________ July 2008: Dawson receives National Society of Newspaper Columnist's Will Rogers' Humanitarian Award
Robert Haught (Award Coordinator) and Dawson At the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ (NSNC) annual conference in New Orleans, Carol Dawson, a local writer for The Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) and New Albany Tribune (New Albany, Indiana), was presented the Will Rogers’ Humanitarian Award by James Rogers, Will Rogers’ Great Grandson. Read articles, see photos, and more about the award by selecting the link: Extra Milers.
_____________________ Check out changes to the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA), Veteran's Regulations, E-Verify, OFCCP's record breaking settlements and more (see link: New Trends in EEOC and OFCCP) ______________________ OFCCP COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL STATISTICS SHOW THEY ARE WORKING HARD AND INCREASING THEIR NUMBERS (See Link to Right: New Trends in EEOC and OFCCP) ______________________ FMLA Expansion Signed into Law Bottom Line (at the top): On January 28, President Bush expanded the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include leave for military families. Employers must now provide 26 weeks of FMLA leave during a single 12-month period to permit a "spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin" to provide care for a "member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness." For more detailed information, visit the Dept. of Labor/Wage and Hour web site here _______________________________ FINAL RULING: EXPANDS VETERANS COVERAGE AND CHANGES MANDATORY JOB LISTING (see link: New Trends in EEOC and the OFCCP) _______________________________ EMPLOYMENT TESTS AND SELECTION PROCEDURES EEOC FACT SHEET 12/3/2007 - See information in "New Trends..." link _______________________________ September 2007 OFCCP Guidance regarding EEOC's race and ethnic category changes and how they can be used in your AAP (although they conflict with the OFCCP categories)....click on "New Trends in EEOC and OFCCP" __________________________ Carol Dawson Presents at the 21st Annual Governor's EEO Conference: "The Kentucky Personnel Cabinet is proud to once again host the 21st Annual Governor's EEO Conference. This is the premier training event for EEO coordinator's, counselors, ADA and diversity practitioners, and personnel executives and administrators. The Personnel Cabinet has also successfully attracted more voices, thus perspectives, from outside its public service community, such as Carol A. Dawson of the nationwide corporation "EEO GUIDANCE". Not your conventional presenter, Carol exemplifies the message she preaches. She is the lone Kentuckian Finalist in the national Women Helping Women and Best New Business of the Year categories of the prestigious 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. A leading example of the strides women are making in public agencies and private industries alike, Dawson has taken her "Never-boring" training sessions to EEO Compliance Officers and state agencies across the country. We are fortunate to have her presence here in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Carol has been a keynote speaker at three previous conferences. __________________________ AAP MUST BE CORRECT – OR ELSE…It Can Get Ugly If your Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) contains inaccurate data or unnecessary admissions, the information could be admissible in court. The Ohio State Appeals Court ruled that an AAP may constitute direct evidence of unlawful employment discrimination and could be taken into consideration during an EEO related trial. Mitchell v. Lemmie (Ohio Ct. App., No 21511, 10/26/2007 amounts to nothing more than a formal policy of unlawful discrimination." be invalid under Title VII because it failed to take into account that under-representation of women or minorities in certain positions cannot alone justify taking race or sex into consideration for employment decisions. disparate impact case makes it to court. Be sure your AAP is able to stand scrutiny by the courts - contact EEO Guidance today. _______________________ THE SUPREME COURT LEDBETTER DECISION January 2009: President Barack Obama signed his first piece of legislation -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, responding to a previous Supreme Court decision. See: Pending Court Cases and Recent EEO Court Decisions Link - Go to: Private Industry ______________________________ 86% According to Diversity Inc., eighty-six percent of the Top 50 Diversity Corporations make diversity training mandatory for all managers. Contact us for a business package and syllabus for "Never Boring," interactive Diversity training. _______________________ DISCRIMINATION IS NOT CHEAP costing your business a considerable amount of money – and that is just the start. After the discrimination news hits the media, bad publicity is the next financial hardship to hit your front door.
Focused below are just a few of the large settlements by the EEOC in the past few years. Can your business afford discrimination? Check your numbers before it is too late. female workers)
$900 Thousand (04/23/2007) Harassment and Retaliation of Black and Caribbean Workers
_____________ FREE: 2007 EEO-1: APPLICATION TEAR OFF SHEET provided with required revisions: Go to: WHAT IS APPLICANT link to cut and paste Word Document __________ ARE YOU A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR or SUBCONTRACTOR? If you have over 50 employees, there is a good chance that you are required to maintain an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) to be in compliance with federal laws. Find out what your requirements are by clicking on the link to the right "Who Is A Federal Contractor?" ___________________________ EEO-1 NEW REGULATIONS ARE OUT - EEOC Q & A provided (see link to right: New Trends in EEOC and OFCCP) _______________________ Carol A. Dawson, EEO GUIDANCE ® , Inc. NAMED AS FINALIST IN 2004 STEVIE ® AWARDS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Carol A. Dawson, EEO GUIDANCE, Inc.® was the lone Kentuckiana Finalist in the national Women Helping Women and Best New Business of the Year categories in the national 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, www.stevieawards/women , is a national awards competition recognizing the accomplishments of women small business owners in the United States. ______________________ Did you know that 22% of executives of privately held companies report having an employee file a discrimination complaint with the EEOC or a state agency recently (Chubb 2003 Risk Survey)? Many are dealing with class action complaints which are not only costly, but are also detrimental to the image of the company. Be proactive - create a viable EEO/AA Program today and be sure your managers and employees know the law! EEO GUIDANCE, Inc.® "EQUALITY FOR ALL" Carol A. Dawson, EEO Guidance, Inc.®, provides EEO/AA/Diversity consulting services, specifically through training and workshops designed to help your managers, supervisors, and employees better understand their legal and ethical responsibilities. Carol offers straight talking, interactive training sessions on Equality, Affirmative Action Law, Diversity, Title VII Harassment, EEO Counselor (Government), and a variety of other employment related topics. She has 20 years of direct experience in the EEO and Affirmative Action field, most of which came from working for the U.S. Department of Labor/OFCCP. She has served as Area Director for OFCCP (Louisville, Kentucky), as a Sr. Compliance Officer (OFCCP), and as the EEO Manager for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Census Bureau NPC. Carol has stepped out of the government compliance arena to share her knowledge and skill with both private industry and government agencies. As a certified trainer for the U.S. Department of Labor/OFCCP, Carol trained new Compliance Officers across the country and has worked with many business, government agencies, and community groups to ensure compliance with EEO and AA laws and regulations. Her sessions blend humor with the serious issues surrounding EEO, Affirmative Action, and other employment matters. For other services provided by EEO Guidance, Inc.®, please click on the "Services" link to the left. Carol has received numerous awards and honors, to include the Louisville Key to the City, U.S. Department of Labor's Distinguished Career Service Award and the Louisville American Business Woman's Association Woman of the Year. Memberships include: Kentucky OFCCP Industry Liaison Group-Board of Directors, National Speaker's Bureau (Kentucky Chapter), Leadership Southern Indiana Board of Directors, Federally Employed Women (National Nominating Committee, and local Diversity Chair), Women's Chamber of Commerce, Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Carol was one of the keynote speakers for the 2005 Kentucky Governor's EEO Conference. ________________________________ EEO LOGIC
Bruce Kuehnl, EEO Logic, specializes in developing written Affirmative Action Programs, (which include comprehensive compensation analyses) in response to the US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) requirements under Executive Order 11246. EEO Logic can help you navigate the maze of Federal Affirmative Action Program and Affirmative Action Plan requirements. We provide services in developing written Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs), determining availability, conducting comprehensive compensation and adverse impact studies. We can also provide expert technical assistance to your company during OFCCP compliance audits.
Bruce has 25 plus years of experience, including 18 years with the OFCCP as a compliance Officer, District Director and Special Assistant to the Director. As President of EEO Logic and as a Senior Consultant for the Equal Employment Advisory Council, Bruce has assisted contractors in navigating the EEO maze. Bruce's experience and level of expertise has made him a preferred resource by a variety of Fortune 500 companies.
Bruce has successfully responded to numerous OFCCP allegations of systemic compensation discrimination through the use of comprehensive compensation analyses. Similar compensation analyses are an integral part of every Affirmative Action Plan developed by EEOLogic. For more information regarding EEO Logic, click here or on the EEO Logic icon to the left.
Let EEO Logic and EEO Guidance, Inc.® help your company comply with the government regulations in the vital areas of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
EEO ADVISORS
As the newest prong to the EEO/AA Connection, EEO Advisors provides additional resources for all of your equal employment and affirmative action needs. Jan Riha has 32 years of experience in this field, including 15 years with the OFCCP. She has the knowledge and experience to effectively develop all aspects of your affirmative action program and provide detailed technical assistance throughout all stages of an OFCCP audit. She is also an experienced presenter and is available as a speaker for your group or to provide training to your staff.
Timely Direction Management Consulting
Denise Brown, President of Timely Direction, helps organizations and individuals reach their full potential through corporate and business coaching, leadership development, human resource planning, assessments and professional development training. We identify goals that are right for you, your leaders and your business.
We work closely with your team to clarify their strengths and align their action with organizational objectives. We then help them design and implement a plan to achieve business results. TIMELY DIRECTION is the link between knowing what your want for your company, and actually making it happen. (see: Contact Us Link)
JOTOSKI CONSULTING Joann Tolbert-Yancy, President of Jotoski Consulting, offers her expert services in Employment Discrimination Complaints/Charges Investigations. Jotoski Consulting provides thorough objective investigative services of internal complaints and charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and similar state and local Fair Employment Practices agencies. For more information on these services or other services provided by Jotoski Consulting, you can contact Joann through this website (see: Contact Us Link). |
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