Underemployment is Real
Have you ever been underemployed? By definition, underemployment means “employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses.” In the United States, the underemployment rate is 13.8 percent. How many friends and family members do you...How Veterans Can Prepare for Job Interviews
Feeling comfortable talking about your accomplishments is something that everyone has trouble with, but for veteran job seekers, this task is especially difficult after being part of such a team-centric environment. See tips from Easter Seals’ Carol Salter on how veterans can prepare for interviews using both team-centric and first person language.
OFCCP Week In Review: November 23, 2015
The “OFCCP Week in Review” is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment published every Monday. Here are this week’s developments: November 18, 2015: Senate Panel Approves New Assistant Labor Secretary for VETS. The...The DO’s and DON’Ts for Federal Contractors of Properly Invoking and Keeping the Attorney-Client Privilege
OFCCP audits are probing increasingly more complex discrimination law issues, and probing them more deeply than ever before. As a result, federal contractors preparing Affirmative Action Plans, compensation analyses, statistical Disparity Analyses, self-audits and...Understanding the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, Part 1
The following post was authored by Compliance Advisory Board member and employment law expert, Jon Zimring of Greenberg Traurig LLP. This is the first post in a series that will take a deep dive into what federal contractors need to know about Executive Order 13673,...OFCCP Week In Review: November 16, 2015
The “OFCCP Week in Review” is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment published every Monday. Here are this week’s developments: Monday, November 16: Week 3: OFCCP’s Odd Odyssey Debating whether to Protect Only...Job Seeker Advice: Do Extra Research
It’s a job seeker market right now and there are a ton of employment options open. See tips from Jessica Miller-Merrell of Blogging4Jobs as she discussing why job seekers should do their research and understand the recruitment process before interviewing.