Northern California Industry Liaison Group (ILG)

Welcome to the Home of the Northern California Industry Liaison Group

About Steering Committee Resources Links Membership Calendar

The purpose of the Northern California Industry Liaison Group ("NCILG"), a chapter of the National Industry Liaison Group, is to strengthen relationships among federal contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by fostering open communication between the groups. The role of the NCILG shall be engaging in activities to promote its purpose with the prevailing goal of working towards equality in the workplace.

The mission of the NCILG is to provide a forum for communication between affirmative action professionals from the public and private sectors. As a partnership between the contractor community and the Department of Labor’s OFCCP, the NCILG, aims to strengthen relationships, exchange ideas, gain technical assistance, discuss compliance issues, share outreach resources and learn from legal and other experts as well as their colleagues in the contractor community. As collaborative participants, members of the NCILG strive to gain a better understanding of the technical, legal, and regulatory aspects necessary in ensuring equal employment opportunity in the workplace.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

OFCCP Presents Compensation Matters
Best Practices for Fair Pay
April 17, 2012
9:00AM to 10:30AM
Alfred Alquist State Building Auditorium
100 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113

April 17 is Equal Pay Day. Federal agencies have a renewed focus on employees' wages. Be proactive, prevent problems and learn how fair pay throughout the life cycle of an employee can improve your business' success.

Experts provide advice for employers on compensation best practices. Learn best practice tips on how and why compensation matters to everyone who plays a part in determining wages for employees, from first line supervisors to company policymakers.

William Smitherman, US DOL, OFCCP
Deborah Randall, US EEOC
Jenny Erwin, US DOL, Women’s Bureau
Dan Kuang, Biddle Consulting Group
Jamie Dolkas, Equal Rights Advocates

RSVP: Sion Belvin belvin.sion@dol.gov 408-283-5480

Click here for all the details

Effective January 1, 2011, OFCCP launched it’s newest enforcement protocol, Active Case Enforcement (ACE). The OFCCP Active Case Enforcement(ACE) Webinar Presentation from May 2011 is available on the DOL Web Site:

Click here for the presentation at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/Presentation/
ACE_Webinar_Slides_Public_05_17_2011.pdf

ILG Tri-Chapter Conference
(Sponsored by: Northern California, Silicon Valley, and Sacramento ILGs)
Tuesday May 22, 2012
8:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Oracle Conference Center
350 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, CA (650) 633-8300

The contract compliance world as we know it is changing dramatically! The Department of Labor has promised more audits, aggressive enforcement and new regulations in 2012.
Attending this seminar is a must if you want to be prepared for the changes that are already upon us. Please join us as we meet with guests from OFCCP as well as John Fox Esq. from Fox, Wang & Morgan, Mickey Silberman Esq. from Jackson Lewis, Dan Kuang Ph.D. from Biddle Consulting Group, Michael Blecker of Swords to Plowshares and Beth Johns of Momentum for Mental Health. Our great speakers will be covering the topics listed below and more!

PROGRAM

New Developments and Directions at OFCCP under the Direction of Patricia Shiu
Possible Changes to the OFCCP’s Data Collection Requirements for Audits
Local Recruitment Programs for Veterans and Individuals with a Disability
Pay Discrimination: Aggressive Enforcement, Increased Litigation and How You Should Respond
Collecting and Preparing the Right Data For a Compensation Analysis

R.S.V.P. at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224099 by May 14, 2012
For additional questions or accommodations contact: Cathy Campbell (Cathy.Campbell@Schwab.com)

Click here for all the details

OFCCP 2013 Budget Proposal - Secretary’s Vision: “Good Jobs for Everyone”
The United States Department of Labor released the proposed FY 2013 budget

U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Announces its 2011/2012 Free Webcast Series Schedule

The subjects of the free webcasts will include the business case for hiring, retaining, and advancing people with disabilities; veterans’ issues; Autism Spectrum disorders in the workplace; accommodating individuals with limited dexterity; current events in accommodation; best practices; mobility impairments in the workplace; reasonable accommodations for employees with mental health impairments; self-employment strategies; and an ADA update.

Click here for a link to their web site with all the details

The Department of Labor Newsletter is available

Visit http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/
for the DOL News Brief

DOL/OFCCP Calendar of events

2012 National Industry Liaison Group Conference
August 27 - 31, 2012
Waikoloa, Hawaii

Widely regarded as the most important ILG National Conference in over a decade, the 2012 Conference brings together the nation’s top experts to share the impact of current regulatory changes, best practices and thought provoking workplace issues associated with equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and workplace diversity.

Click here for information about the 30th annual conference hosted by our OFCCP Pacific Region

The Department of Labor has launched a new enforcement data web site.
http://ogesdw.dol.gov/index.php

The Department of Labor enforcement agencies foster and promote the welfare of wage earners and retirees of the United States, by ensuring their safety, improving their working conditions, and protecting their retirement and health care benefits. In carrying out this mission, the Agencies administer and enforce a variety of Federal labor laws that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions, a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, and freedom from employment discrimination, as well as the integrity of their pensions and health plans.

This site aims to make the enforcement data, collected by these agencies in the exercise of their mission, accessible and searchable, using common search criteria, by the public. It intends, also, to engage the public in new and creative ways of using this data. It is a work in progress, and new features, functionality, and search criteria will be added over time. It is foremost our invitation to you, the American public, to engage with us, and react to this first iteration of our work by telling us what you think and what you would like to see here.

UPCOMING EVENTS:	ANNOUNCEMENTS:
OFCCP Presents Compensation Matters Best Practices for Fair Pay April 17, 2012 9:00AM to 10:30AM Alfred Alquist State Building Auditorium 100 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113 April 17 is Equal Pay Day. Federal agencies have a renewed focus on employees' wages. Be proactive, prevent problems and learn how fair pay throughout the life cycle of an employee can improve your business' success. Experts provide advice for employers on compensation best practices. Learn best practice tips on how and why compensation matters to everyone who plays a part in determining wages for employees, from first line supervisors to company policymakers. William Smitherman, US DOL, OFCCP Deborah Randall, US EEOC Jenny Erwin, US DOL, Women’s Bureau Dan Kuang, Biddle Consulting Group Jamie Dolkas, Equal Rights Advocates RSVP: Sion Belvin belvin.sion@dol.gov 408-283-5480 Click here for all the details	Effective January 1, 2011, OFCCP launched it’s newest enforcement protocol, Active Case Enforcement (ACE). The OFCCP Active Case Enforcement(ACE) Webinar Presentation from May 2011 is available on the DOL Web Site: Click here for the presentation at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/Presentation/ ACE_Webinar_Slides_Public_05_17_2011.pdf
ILG Tri-Chapter Conference (Sponsored by: Northern California, Silicon Valley, and Sacramento ILGs) Tuesday May 22, 2012 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM Oracle Conference Center 350 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, CA (650) 633-8300 The contract compliance world as we know it is changing dramatically! The Department of Labor has promised more audits, aggressive enforcement and new regulations in 2012. Attending this seminar is a must if you want to be prepared for the changes that are already upon us. Please join us as we meet with guests from OFCCP as well as John Fox Esq. from Fox, Wang & Morgan, Mickey Silberman Esq. from Jackson Lewis, Dan Kuang Ph.D. from Biddle Consulting Group, Michael Blecker of Swords to Plowshares and Beth Johns of Momentum for Mental Health. Our great speakers will be covering the topics listed below and more! PROGRAM New Developments and Directions at OFCCP under the Direction of Patricia Shiu Possible Changes to the OFCCP’s Data Collection Requirements for Audits Local Recruitment Programs for Veterans and Individuals with a Disability Pay Discrimination: Aggressive Enforcement, Increased Litigation and How You Should Respond Collecting and Preparing the Right Data For a Compensation Analysis R.S.V.P. at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/224099 by May 14, 2012 For additional questions or accommodations contact: Cathy Campbell (Cathy.Campbell@Schwab.com) Click here for all the details	OFCCP 2013 Budget Proposal - Secretary’s Vision: “Good Jobs for Everyone” The United States Department of Labor released the proposed FY 2013 budget
U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Announces its 2011/2012 Free Webcast Series Schedule The subjects of the free webcasts will include the business case for hiring, retaining, and advancing people with disabilities; veterans’ issues; Autism Spectrum disorders in the workplace; accommodating individuals with limited dexterity; current events in accommodation; best practices; mobility impairments in the workplace; reasonable accommodations for employees with mental health impairments; self-employment strategies; and an ADA update. Click here for a link to their web site with all the details	The Department of Labor Newsletter is available Visit http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/ for the DOL News Brief DOL/OFCCP Calendar of events
2012 National Industry Liaison Group Conference August 27 - 31, 2012 Waikoloa, Hawaii Widely regarded as the most important ILG National Conference in over a decade, the 2012 Conference brings together the nation’s top experts to share the impact of current regulatory changes, best practices and thought provoking workplace issues associated with equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and workplace diversity. Click here for information about the 30th annual conference hosted by our OFCCP Pacific Region	The Department of Labor has launched a new enforcement data web site. http://ogesdw.dol.gov/index.php The Department of Labor enforcement agencies foster and promote the welfare of wage earners and retirees of the United States, by ensuring their safety, improving their working conditions, and protecting their retirement and health care benefits. In carrying out this mission, the Agencies administer and enforce a variety of Federal labor laws that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions, a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, and freedom from employment discrimination, as well as the integrity of their pensions and health plans. This site aims to make the enforcement data, collected by these agencies in the exercise of their mission, accessible and searchable, using common search criteria, by the public. It intends, also, to engage the public in new and creative ways of using this data. It is a work in progress, and new features, functionality, and search criteria will be added over time. It is foremost our invitation to you, the American public, to engage with us, and react to this first iteration of our work by telling us what you think and what you would like to see here.