NEW! BCGi Advanced EEO Compliance Series

NEW! BCGi Advanced EEO Compliance Series

The Biddle Consulting Group Institute for Workforce Development (BCGi) will be presenting a series of webinars covering EEO and Affirmative Action compliance. This series will go beyond the basics of OFCCP compliance topics and methodology as it relates to topics such as audit strategies, compensation analysis, test validation, selection strategies, EEO statistics, and how recent legislation affects the industry.

The Advanced EEO Compliance Series is a compilation of five (5) webinars. The registration fee for each webinar is $59 or $250 if you register for all five at the same time. Upon registering online, you will receive an email regarding the payment due. Registrants will receive a webinar access code when payment is received.

Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. is a HRCI approved provider.

SESSION ONE: Compensation Analysis and Recordkeeping in the Age of Ledbetter
May 6, 2009 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. PDT
Register Online: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/593492837

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues to prevail against employers who fail to ensure that their selection and compensation practices are valid, fair, and consistently applied. The OFCCP continues to focus on bringing together highly competent statistical staff to assist them in their compliance oversight efforts.
With respect to compensation, the OFCCP relies on a multi-tiered approach with the goal of applying multiple regression wherever possible to determine whether differences in compensation are due to “legitimate” factors or may be evidence of discrimination.
As a result of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which was signed into law in January 2009, there is likely to be a significant increase in the scrutiny employers face with respect to their compensation practices. Employers should begin to plan and implement strategies to protect themselves and ensure that their compensation practices are fair and supportable.
Join Dr. Jim Higgins, Director of Compensation Analysis for Biddle Consulting Group and Dr. Patrick Nooren, Executive Vice President and Director of Equal Employment Opportunity for this informative webinar. You will learn about how to design, conduct, and interpret a multiple regression analysis of compensation, how to calculate the amount needed to eliminate disparities, record keeping requirements, and issues to consider when preparing for an OFCCP compensation audit.

SESSION TWO: EEO Statistics: Advanced Techniques For Ensuring Fairness And Regulatory Compliance
May 13, 2009 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. PDT
Register Online: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/200722549

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have dramatically increased the level of scrutiny to which they expose employer workforce data. Due to the success they have had in winning damages and back pay by relying on advanced statistical analysis, this trend is certain to continue.
Employers, in order to both protect themselves as well as comply with the spirit of EEO, will greatly benefit from a thorough knowledge of the various statistical techniques applied to EEO analysis.
Join Dr. Patrick Nooren, Executive Vice President and Director of Equal Employment Opportunity for Biddle Consulting Group, and Dr. Jim Higgins, Director of Compensation Analysis for Biddle Consulting Group for this informative webinar. You will learn about the OFCCP’s analytical strategies for analyzing employer data, the specific statistical tests that should be applied to analyzing all phases of the hiring, promotion, and reduction in force process. You will learn about the strengths and limitations of each statistic, how to calculate them and how to interpret the findings. Finally, you will learn about strategies to help maintain a fair and productive workforce while reducing legal exposure.

SESSION THREE: Advanced Techniques for Developing and Validating Pre-Employment Tests: Effective Hiring Amidst the Economic Slowdown
May 20, 2009 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. PDT
Register Online: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/438684906

Of all compliance-related fines levied by The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the single largest source has been monies recouped from employers who were using invalid or discriminatory pre-employment tests. Employers can protect themselves by learning and applying the scientific techniques associated with test validation.
Join Dr. Jim Kuthy, Principal Consultant with Biddle Consulting Group, and Dr. Jim Higgins, Director of Compensation Analysis for Biddle Consulting Group for this informative webinar. You will learn about the legal framework associated with pre-employment testing, the current state-of-the-art in scientific thinking associated measuring job-related knowledge, skills and abilities, issues surrounding the development of job performance tests, and statistical techniques involved in test validation. This information will help employers improve the quality of their workforce while reducing legal exposure.

SESSSION FOUR: Advanced Techniques for Developing and Validating Pre-Employment Tests: Effective Hiring Amidst the Economic Slowdown
May 20, 2009 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. PDT
Register Online: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/438684906

Of all compliance-related fines levied by The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the single largest source has been monies recouped from employers who were using invalid or discriminatory pre-employment tests. Employers can protect themselves by learning and applying the scientific techniques associated with test validation.
Join Dr. Jim Kuthy, Principal Consultant with Biddle Consulting Group, and Dr. Jim Higgins, Director of Compensation Analysis for Biddle Consulting Group for this informative webinar. You will learn about the legal framework associated with pre-employment testing, the current state-of-the-art in scientific thinking associated measuring job-related knowledge, skills and abilities, issues surrounding the development of job performance tests, and statistical techniques involved in test validation. This information will help employers improve the quality of their workforce while reducing legal exposure.

SESSION FIVE: Advanced Audit Strategies: Preparing for the Worst
June 3, 2009 | 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. PDT
Register Online: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/129016985

It has been said that “those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” One of the most effective things that an employer can do to ensure compliance with the letter and spirit of EEO legislation and to protect themselves from compliance-related legal exposure, is to plan for the possibility of an OFCCP compliance audit.
Join Chris Lindholm, EEO/AA Director at Biddle Consulting Group, and Dr. Jim Higgins, Director of Compensation Analysis for Biddle Consulting Group for this informative webinar. You will learn about the primary mistakes that employers make that result in OFCCP audits as well as specific strategies for both avoiding audits where possible and for dealing with them when they occur. You will also learn about changes that you should implement due to recent laws and court cases with will increase you chance of prevailing in employment-related litigation.

Sessions start soon, sign up today!
Contact: Angela Wiley
Phone: 1-916-294-4250 x172
E-Mail: awiley@biddle.com