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2010’s Elephant in the Human Resource Department: EEO/OFCCP Compliance – By Joel Passen, Newton Software Six months ago, one of our software engineers at Newton asked, “Why are you guys so obsessed with this EEO/ OFCCP compliance stuff? Is it that important?”. The answer was straightforward. We’d done some homework. The EEOC received more than 95,400 charges of job bias in the private sector in 2008, up 15.2 percent from 2007 and 26 percent from 2006. Given the number of layoffs, the amount of Federal stimulus pumped into the economy, the increasing diversity of the workplace and the EEOC’s new litigious administration, this is a issue facing employers of all sizes. Click here to read the rest of the article..... How to Choose Applicant Tracking Software to Ensure OFCCP Compliance – By Joel Passen, Newton Software Since May 2006, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been enforcing a landmark ruling that sets explicit regulations on the collection, storage and reporting of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) data for internet applicants. It also defines internet applicants, identifies electronic data collection methods, creates basic qualification standards and establishes recordkeeping requirements for compliance. Click here to read the rest of the article..... Recruiting Insurance: Automatic EEO / OFCCP Reporting and Tracking – By Joel Passen, Newton Software EEO Compliance. Make you nervous? Applicant flow logs, hired/offers logs, reasons for non-selection for every applicant, minimum requirements for every job. Tracking all of this is nearly impossible let alone actually reporting it – until now. Click here to read the rest of the article..... Social Media Policies…Does your Organization Have One? – By Katie Weaver, Awareity Did you see the FINRA news release last week announcing guidance for securities firms and brokers regarding the use of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs to communicate with their investors? Click here to read the rest of the article..... Attorney General Files First HITECH Act Suit…A New Era in Enforcement? – By Katie Weaver, Awareity In the first lawsuit to invoke the new provisions of the HITECH Act, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a lawsuit against Health Net for violating HIPAA requirements. Click here to read the rest of the article..... Regulatory Compliance Costs Are Escalating – By Rick Shaw, CEO/President, Awareity Why are compliance costs escalating?
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