16th Annual AZilg Compliance Conference

The Black Canyon Conference Center

9440 N. 25th Avenue - Phoenix, AZ 85040

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Pre-Conference

Start / End / Topic / Presenter(s)
1:00pm / 4:00pm / OFCCP finally releases revisions to Section 503 (Individuals with Disabilities) and 4212 (Protected Veteran) regulations:
Yes, this is the light at the end of the tunnel……
(too bad it’s a freight train heading in our direction)
Patrick will be covering the revised regulations related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (related to individuals with disabilities) and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Rehabilitation Assistance Act (related to protected veterans). The scope of both these important regulations has been greatly expanded and Patrick will outline the changes, their impact, and recommendations. / Patrick M Nooren, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Theme: “THEY ARE HERE! The New OFCCP/EEOC Regulations”

Start / End / Topic / Presenter(s)
7:00am / 8:00am / Registration / Breakfast
Sponsor: Americas Job Exchange / AZilg Staff
8:00am / 8:05am / Welcoming Remarks / John A Garza
President, AZilg
8:05am / 8:35am / OFCCP Update: Indian and Native American Employee Rights Program (INAERP)
(NEED BRIEF) / Theresa Lujan, Director, Indian and Native American Employee Rights Program, US Department of Labor, OFCCP
8:35am / 9:05am / EEOC Updates
Regional, Local & USA Updates
(NEED BRIEF) / Rayford Irvin, EEOC Deputy Director – AZ, Utah, Colorado & New Mexico Region
9:05am / 10:05am / LGBT – Get With the Program!
(NEED BRIEF) / Panel Discussion
EEOC Phoenix District Office
10:05am / 10:15am / BREAK
10:15am / 11:30am / Leveraging Data Collection and Analysis to meet OFCCP Compliance Challenges
The OFCCP has recently announced the long awaited finalized rules to improve job opportunities for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. The new regulations, slated to go into effect soon, not only require a comprehensive recruitment outreach program but also make data collection and analytics as critical mandatory components of any compliance programs. This presentation provides insight to the new regulations and then covers implementation strategies for recordkeeping and data collection in support of the regulations, and analytical approaches to measure effectiveness of your programs to guide annual improvements. / RathinSinha, Founder and President,
America’s Job Exchange
Andover, MA
11:30am / 11:45am / BREAK
11:45am / 1:15pm / LUNCH & AZilg Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
Sponsor: Biddle Consulting Group / AZilg Executive Board of Directors
1:15pm / 3:15pm / OFCCP Update:
  • Revised FCCM
  • Other Initiatives on OFCCP’s Regulatory Agenda
(NEED BRIEF) / Marvin Jordan
District Director, OFCCP
Las Vegas, NV/Phoenix, AZ District Office
And
OFCCP Phoenix Office Compliance Officers
3:15pm / 3:30pm / BREAK
3:30pm / 4:45pm / EEOC Litigation
Open/Closed & Pending Cases
(NEED BRIEF) / Mary Jo O’Neil EEOC Senior/Regional Legal Counsel
AZ, Utah, Colorado & New Mexico Region
4:45pm / 5:00pm / Raffle/Closing / John A Garza
President, AZilg

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