In a final rule set to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will finally put to bed the question of whether or not TRICARE contracts confer agency jurisdiction—they do not. TRICARE, managed by the Defense Health Agency, is a federal health care program Continue Reading...
Supreme Court Rules Title VII Sex Discrimination Precludes Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity necessarily violates Title VII’s prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex. Note that the Court did not find that Title VII “prohibits” LGBTQ+ discrimination (in the traditional sense) as most headlines would lead you to Continue Reading...
Biddle Consulting Group, Inc., Names Patrick M. Nooren, Ph.D. as President
FOLSOM, CA – June 15, 2020 --Biddle Consulting Group, Inc., Names Patrick M. Nooren, Ph.D. as President Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG), a leading provider of EEO, Affirmative Action, Pay Equity, and Employment Assessment software and consulting services announces that Patrick Nooren, Ph.D. has been named President, replacing Dan Biddle who Continue Reading...
Biddle Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter
A message to those we serve:We live in truly extraordinary times.I’m excited…as we begin a new chapter in our country’s efforts to explore space.I’m frightened…as a deadly virus leaves us forever changed and opens the door to an unknown future.I’m sad…as we continue to struggle with racial injustices that should have been relegated to history Continue Reading...
Federal Contractors Must Update Disability Self-ID Forms by August 4!
As previously reported, the OFCCP made some revisions to the required disability self-identification form known lovingly as, “Form CC-305.” Those revisions have received final approval from the Office of Management and Budget, and the OFCCP is giving federal contractors until August 4, 2020 to cease using the “old” form and to start using the Continue Reading...