Tag: Affirmative Action

DOL to Abolish Employment Standards Administration

By Federal Employment Law Insider Oct 9, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Oct 9, 2009

Like most federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is a large bureaucracy, housing many levels of subagencies and layers of employees with a host of titles that are unintelligible to outsiders. The DOL has recently decided to do a little streamlining by abolishing the umbrella agency that oversees four of its major units. […]

DOL Issues Ruling on Affirmative Action

By Diversity Insight Jul 19, 2009 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jul 19, 2009

On May 29, the Administrative Review Board (ARB) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an important decision on the scope of coverage of the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). […]