EverythingPeople gives valuable insight into the developments both inside and outside the HR position.
1 July 2025
27 February 2024
Since the Harvard case before the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down preferences in admissions at universities, a Gallup study followed up on American’s views on the use of affirmative action in decision-making. A Gallup Center on Black Voices survey found that about two in three Americans (68%) say that stopping the use of race and ethnicity in university admission decisions is “mostly a good thing.”
19 December 2023
A case was argued last month before the Supreme Court, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis No. 22-193 out of the 8th Circuit, which asked the question: “Does Title VII prohibit discrimination in transfer decisions absent a separate court determination that the transfer decision caused a significant disadvantage?” It should have been an easy case.
30 June 2023
23 May 2023
5 April 2022
In a misguided argument for increased efficiency in audit, the OFCCP issued a new directive on March 31, 2022, to rescind the former Transparency Directive (DIR 2018-08) and three others under the previous administration (DIR-2018-06, DIR 2020-02, and DIR 2021-02).
1 February 2022
7 December 2021
1 October 2019
22 August 2017
28 March 2017
7 March 2017
A current question before the Trump Administration is whether the OFCCP has outlived its usefulness. The Heritage Foundation rightly asks whether there is a need for the OFCCP given that many of its current initiatives are the purview of other agencies. Moreover, there is a real question of the effectiveness and ROI of the agency.
27 September 2016
5 July 2016
The Supreme Court, in a surprising 4-3 decision - Justice Kagen had recused herself - upheld university admission affirmative action programs. While this is a crucial decision that affects colleges and universities, it is not likely to directly impact employers.
12 November 2014
22 October 2014
15 October 2014
8 October 2014
13 August 2014
6 August 2014
2 July 2014
30 April 2014
12 March 2014
11 December 2013
20 November 2013