Legal Update for Practitioners: Recent Precedent Setting Cases and Comments from Regulatory Agencies

2024 IPAC National Conference | Sunday, July 28, 2024 | 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

In this pre-conference workshop, DCI's Jone Papinchock, Ph.D. and Angie Rosenbaum, Ph.D. will present information related to recent court rulings and pending cases on matters of human resources decision making. This informative session will directly relate to practitioners and provide practical implications for dos and don'ts, as well as takeaways based upon the myriad issues at hand. 

The Uniform Guidelines on Trial: Can They Meet the Challenge of Evaluating Artificial Intelligence?

NILG 2024 National Conference | Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

In this panel discussion, DCI's Eric Dunleavy and fellow experts will focus on the following learning objectives: describe where the Uniform Guidelines seem particularly useful and where they may be limited, explain how other state and local frameworks offer novel approaches, provide practical recommendations for complying with the patchwork of regulations, summarize expectations for how the regulatory framework will change in response to the October 2023 Biden Administration Executive Order on AI.

The Future of Race and Ethnicity Standards

NILG 2024 National Conference | Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

In this panel discussion, DCI's Bill Osterndorf and fellow experts will discuss what the major changes are since the 1997 standards were adopted, how these standards will have significant impact on employers and why some of these changes have long been needed. 

A Real Company Making Real Changes

NILG 2024 National Conference | Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

In this panel discussion, DCI's Rosemary Cox and Huntington Ingalls Industries' employees will discuss how Huntington Ingalls Industries is making impactful changes to the selection process based on the results of that research and explore how their DEI program works together with their compliance programs  Participants will take away practical advice on making change, how to research results and strategy on working with top managers to drive change. 

OFCCP Enforcement and Policy Update

NILG 2024 National Conference | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM EDT

In this breakout session, DCI's David Cohen for the 14th year will take a data driven approach to understanding OFCCP enforcement activity, and as such trends over time are beginning to emerge. This presentation will detail the results of FY2023 data and trends over time. 

An I/O Psychologist, Labor Economist and Statistician Walk into a (Proverbial) Bar and Discuss Pay Equity….

NILG 2024 National Conference | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

In this panel discussion, DCI's Joanna Colosimo and other experts will address the top five most challenging analytical topics in today’s landscape. The panelists will share firsthand experiences and hard-earned advice. Attendees will obtain best practice recommendations on: strategic analysis aggregating compensation snapshots, providing OFCCP proof of a “pay evaluation”, analyzing and submitting state specific pay data, determining pay analysis groups, and assessing whether an explanatory factor is biased.