On February 25, 2016, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a lawsuit filed against B&H Foto & Electronics Corp., a federal contractor with supply contracts with the General Services Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The news release can be found at: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/20160225-2.
On February 22, 2016, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a settlement with Reynolds Consumer Products. The settlement includes a payment of $86,000 to a class of 74 African American applicants and a promise to offer jobs to seven class members as positions become available. The Conciliation Agreement can be found at: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/foia/files/Reynolds_Redacted.pdf.
On Friday January 29, 2016, President Obama and the EEOC announced proposed changes to the EEO-1 Report to include compensation data. The announcements were made on the seventh anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The proposal was published in today’s Federal Register, at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-01/pdf/2016-01544.pdf.