Google Settles Systemic Discrimination: A Learning Experience

The Department of Labor recently announced that Google LLC will pay more than $3.8 million to resolve allegations of systemic hiring and compensation discrimination at its California and Washington State locations. How did Google discriminate? In a routine compliance evaluation by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), compliance officers discovered differences in hiring…
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Pay Equity Best Practices: Learning from the Cisco Case

On March 16, the United States Department of Labor announced it had reached a settlement with networking hardware company Cisco Systems Inc. to resolve allegations of pay discrimination.  As part of an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA) with DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2,000,000 in lost…
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Learning from Oracle vs. OFCCP: The Complexity of Compensation

At the end of last year, the United States Department of Labor and software developer Oracle America find themselves locked in a battle over allegations of discrimination and claims of government overreach.  Back in January 2017, the DOL sued technology leader Oracle America for discriminatory employment practices. According to the suit, filed by the DOL’s…
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OFCCP Formally Announces It Will Not Use EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data

On November 25, the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs formally announced it would not be using EEO-1 Component 2 pay data.  “OFCCP will not request, accept, or use Component 2 data, as it does not expect to find significant utility in the data given limited resources and its aggregated…
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