http://blog.jobcentral.com "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right." Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:34:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are aware of some highly questionable OFCCP compliance claims being made that clearly raises questions about certain vendors’ understanding of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002 (JVA), OFCCP compliance, and how state workforce systems work. For ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/11/01/questionable-compliance-claims/ In my 40+ years in the Human Resource and HR-related industry, I have never seen a subject as misunderstood, misinterpreted, or misreported as the closing of America’s Job Bank (AJB) and its impact on OFCCP compliance. The “world of blogs” where everyone instantly becomes an industry expert on everything regardless of their background, ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/07/06/ajb-and-ofccp-compliance/ DirectEmployers Association is owned and managed by leading U.S. employers through a nonprofit association. DirectEmployers’ annual membership fee is each employers’ "fair share" for supporting a solution they own, manage, control costs and call their own. Is there a better alternative? Despite what some might think, it defies logic to think ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/05/24/directemployers-and-ajb/ DirectEmployers Association will continue to publish extensive, in-depth information about our plans and activities to provide member companies OFCCP compliance and other services. We will provide clarification to the marketplace only when absolutely necessary to correct misinformation. It is our internal policy to not comment in any way on other ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/05/15/directemployers-policy/ I would like to outline DirectEmployers’ approach to OFCCP compliance for its member companies. This is not intended to be a legal opinion — just clarification as to our approach and to answer many questions we have had related to OFCCP compliance. "Thank you" to David Morman for providing background information ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/05/12/ofccp-compliance/ Like fine wine, Peter Weddle gets better and better with time. Although, in the finest of military traditions he gives the credit to the troops, it wouldn't have happened without his leadership. Hats off to all members of the International Association of Employment Web Sites (IAEWS) Code of Ethics work group for their ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/04/27/awesome-accomplishment-by-iaews/ 1. Why do I blog? The primary reason is to keep our member companies aware of what JobCentral is doing and why we are doing it. To give them an accurate assessment of our progress. It is a subtle way to counter-act the mis-information and biased opinions often put out by ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/04/26/why-di-i-blog/ A lot of misinformation has been written on blogs and distributed through press releases regarding OFCCP compliance and JobCentral National Labor Exchange as a replacement for America's Job Bank. This response to those inaccuracies will hopefully clear up some of misconceptions and confusion. Why is a National Labor Exchange important? The ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/04/24/a-national-labor-exchange-is-important/ There is a great line in the movie Peaceful Warrior, “A warrior acts, a fool reacts” http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/04/02/think-about-it/ When I think of "Cheezhead", two thoughts immediately come to mind: "Marching to a different drummer" and Mark Twain’s famous "Dance like nobody’s watching…" When we were negotiating our recent agreement, Joel kiddingly (I thought) said more than once, "Remember, Cheezhead don’t change for nobody." I have already received twenty-two emails ... http://blog.jobcentral.com/index.php/2007/01/23/cheezheads-homeboy-video/