Recent Webinars Provided by Biddle Consulting Group

By Shana Larrucea, Consultant, Biddle Consulting Group

BCG’s Series of Free EEO Webinars

In 2007, Biddle Consulting Group (BCG) offered a series of free webinars on timely topics such as the Definition of an Internet Applicant, OFCCP Audit Strategies, Understanding Adverse Impact, and Proper Compensation Analyses. For those of you who were not able to attend the webinars, some highlights of each are listed below.

The OFCCP Audit Process

• Before submitting your AAP, repair all inaccurate, wrong, or incomplete data.
• Perform adverse impact analyses on all transactions.
• Perform the OFCCP Red Flag Analysis on compensation.
• Document and emphasize all EEO “Good Things”.
• Prepare a professional and professional-looking AAP.
• Consider performing a pre-audit “mock audit”.
• Ensure all job openings are being registered with state agencies.
• Know your auditor and his/her timeframe for decisions.
• Document all conversations with reviewers.

Adverse Impact Analyses

• Collect and retain all required transaction data (applicants, hires, promotions, terminations).
• Analyze your data regularly throughout the year.
• If impact is discovered, can the data be refined? Is the appropriate analysis being conducted? In which step of the process does the impact occur?

Current Compensation Practices

• Conduct internal proactive analyses with the support of the executive staff and legal team (under Attorney-Client Privilege).
• Missing data can easily undermine the analyses.
• Flip-flops in disparities may mean your organization does not systemically discriminate.
• Statistics are cold and should be supported by anecdotal evidence.

Definition of an Internet Applicant

• Keep good documentation of every aspect of the applicant process.
• Create consistently implemented company selection procedures and/or protocol.
• Create a voluntary self-ID form that encourages applicants to complete upon submittal of application.
• Establish a requisition number for each open position in the organization.
• Track status of each job seeker in the applicant process.
• Create codes to identify decisions and reasons.

Come to http://www.biddle.com/ to see our schedule of free presentations in 2008.