Learning from the Legacy, Focused on the Future

Update on Contemporary OFCCP Enforcement: A View From 2013 Settlement Data

David Cohen

President DCI Consulting Group, Inc.

1920 I Street, NW Washington, D.C 20006

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Dave’s Top 5 OFCCP Enforcement Priorities

Steering Good Faith Efforts

Compensation Record Keeping

Entry Level Failure to Hire Cases

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Denial of Access

Audit Selection Scheduling Letter Off-Site Records On-Site Records

DOL’s Public Enforcement Database

www.ogesdw.dol.gov

Enforcement Over Time

Fiscal Year Closure Letter3

Notice of Violation Total

Compliance Evaluations

Conciliation Agreement Consent Decree

Financial Remedy

# % # % # % # % #

2004 4,938 93.63% 277 5.25% 0 0.00% 59 1.12% 5,274

2005 1,921 90.61% 146 6.89% 0 0.00% 53 2.50% 2,120

2006 3,559 88.64% 383 9.54% 0 0.00% 73 1.82% 4,015

2007 4,390 89.17% 471 9.57% 0 0.00% 62 1.26% 4,923

2008 3,701 85.57% 539 12.46% 5 0.12% 80 1.85% 4,325

2009 3,204 82.01% 618 15.82% 9 0.23% 76 1.95% 3,907

2010 4,019 81.32% 839 16.98% 3 0.06% 81 1.64% 4,942

2011 2,898 72.32% 999 24.93% 9 0.22% 101 2.52% 4,007

2012 2,676 66.78% 1199 29.92% 6 0.15% 126 3.14% 4,007

2013 2,965 72.32% 1037 25.29% 2 0.05% 96 2.34% 4,100

2014 2,385 86.00% 346 12.47% 2 0.08% 40 1.44% 2,773*

Total 36,656 82.49% 6854 15.51 36 0.08% 847 1.92% 44,393

2013 Enforcement by Region

Region Notice of

compliance Conciliation Agreement

Consent Decree

Financial Remedy Grand Total

# % # % # % # % # %

PA 472 64.48 245 33.47 0 0.00 15 2.05 732 17.85

NE 312 65.68 148 31.16 1 0.21 14 2.95 475 11.59

SE 548 67.82 224 27.72 1 0.12 35 4.33 808 17.85

MA 363 67.85 164 30.65 0 0.00 8 1.50 535 13.05

MW 746 79.03 185 19.60 0 0.00 13 1.38 944 23.02

SW 524 86.47 71 11.72 0 0.00 11 1.82 606 14.78 Grand Total 2965 72.32 1037 25.29 2 0.05 96 2.34 4100 100.00

Findings of Discrimination

FY Hiring Promotion Termination Selection Salary Total

# % # % # % # % # % # %

2004 50 87.72% 0 0.00% 1 1.75% 1 1.75% 5 8.77% 57 100%

2005 41 80.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 1.96% 9 17.65% 51 100%

2006 61 87.14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 4.29% 6 8.57% 70 100%

2007 57 86.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 5 7.58% 4 6.06% 66 100%

2008 68 82.93% 1 1.22% 1 1.22% 6 7.32% 6 7.32% 82 100%

2009 65 84.42% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 8 10.39% 4 5.19% 77 100%

2010 55 73.33% 2 2.67% 1 1.33% 2 2.67% 15 20.00% 75 100%

2011 54 60.67% 2 2.25% 0 0.00% 6 6.74% 27 30.34% 89 100%

2012 55 59.14% 1 1.08% 0 0.00% 6 6.45% 31 33.33% 93 100%

2013 41 60.29% 2 2.94% 1 1.47% 5 7.35% 19 27.94% 68 100%

2014 24 70.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3 8.82% 7 20.58% 34 100% Total 571 74.93% 8 1.04% 4 0.52% 46 6.03% 133 17.45% 762 100%

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total Settlements from 2007-2013

FY 2013 Conciliation Agreements and

Consent Decrees Received Via FOIA Request

FY 2013 65 Total Cases -

$7,553,819

Hiring – 42

Compensation – 13

Assignment – 2

Other (e.g Retaliation) – 8

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$494,402

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2013 Cases by

Breakdown by Region

FY 2013 Hiring Cases

25 Race/Ethnicity 21 Sex (4 cases with

both Sex and Race/Ethnicity

Average length of closure:

2.74

Median length of closure: 2.63

42 Hiring Cases $6,323,247.08

FY 2013 Compensation Cases

13 Compensation Cases $494,402.03

• 10 Race/Ethnicity • 3 Sex • Average length to closure: 1.73 • Median length to closure: 1.14 • Grouping

13 Job Title • Systemic

1 using regression

Number of People Compensated, Cont.

Conciliation Agreements 12 Cases (25 People)

• 3 Females • 5 Blacks • 2 Hispanics • 8 Minorities

Consent Decree 1 Case

• 78 Hispanics

FY 2013 Assignment Cases

2 Assignment Cases $73,049.00

• 1 Race/Ethnicity • 1 Sex (1 case with both Sex and

Race/Ethnicity) • 1 Disability • Average length to closure 0.95 • Median length to closure 0.95

FY 2013 Other Cases 8 Other Cases $$663,120.89

• 1 Race/Ethnicity • 3 Sex • 3 Disability • 1 Employee Tracking System

- Sexual Harassment - 1 Layoff - 1 Retaliation - 1 Parking Lot - 3 Systems

• Average length to closure: 1.80 • Median length to closure: 1.63

• 1 Race/Ethnicity • 3 Sex • 3 Disability • 1 Employee Tracking System

- Sexual Harassment - 1 Layoff - 1 Retaliation - 1 Parking Lot - 3 Systems

• Average length to closure: 1.80 • Median length to closure: 1.63

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