Posted: June 7th, 2010 | Author: jpassen | Filed under: EEO, Internet Trends, NED Podcast | No Comments »
Social media is changing the recruiting landscape. And while people are racing to figure out how to harness the power of social recruiting (and even define it), issues related to discrimination and equal opportunity employment are imminent. As you can imagine there’s information available on social networking sites that violates anti-discrimination laws. And, recruiting exclusively with social media can potentially lead to disparate impact. What does this mean? It means that it’s time to better understand the impacts of social media and the implications that it has on recruiting – and your recruiting program.
During this special episode of NED we’ll discuss recruiting via social media and the potential for disparate claims impact claims with Dr. Stephanie Thomas, the Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of Minimax Consulting.
When: Friday, June 18th at 8:30am PDT
Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/newton-software
Dial in to listen live: (646) 727-1372
Listen anytime: http://www.newtonsoftware.com/blog/category/ned/
About Dr. Stephanie Thomas: Stephanie Thomas is the Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of Minimax Consulting. She specializes in the application of economics and statistics to questions arising in employment decisions. Dr. Thomas has more than a decade of consulting experience, and has provided expert economic and statistical testimony in federal and state courts throughout the country. She has published several papers in professional journals and regularly speaks on equal employment topics. Dr. Thomas is the author of a blog, Statistical Analysis in Employment Law, and hosts “The Proactive Employer” podcast.
About NED: NED is a series of interactive, web-based discussions sponsored by Newton Software, makers of Newton, popular, easy-to-use applicant tracking software. NED showcases recruiting industry influencers and innovators who share their tips, tools, techniques and knowledge with our diverse audience. Whether you’re a recruiter, HR professional, business leader or someone generally interested in talent acquisition, we provide valuable information relevant to the business of recruiting. Tune in live or catch up when it’s convenient.
Posted: May 6th, 2010 | Author: jpassen | Filed under: EEO, Events, NED Podcast, OFCCP | No Comments »
Let’s face it, EEOC regulations (and there are plenty of them) are confusing. The Department of Labor and EEOC are slated to receive a record amount of funding in 2010 and this means more enforcement is imminent. Are you aware of your obligations in order to be an equal opportunity employer? How big of a company do you need to be to worry about this? What are the basics that you need to be aware of?
We’ll cover these basic questions and more with Jonathan T. Hyman, a labor and employment law expert. Jonathan is a Partner at Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, an industry blogger and a frequent guest on various employment law related podcasts.
When: Friday, May 14th at 11:30am EDT
Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/newton-software
Dial in to listen live: (646) 727-1372
Listen anytime: http://www.newtonsoftware.com/blog/category/ned/
About Jonathan: Jon joined the firm in 2006. Jon has spent his career developing a diverse background in innumerable litigation matters. He primarily concentrates his practice in the representation of companies in employment disputes, including litigation with terminated employees and disputes over trade secrets and non-competition agreements. He supplements his employment practice with complex commercial matters, such as fiduciary and shareholder litigation. His representation extends beyond the courtroom, into various state and federal administrative agencies.
Complementing his litigation practice, Jon also advises individuals and companies on a wide-range of employment, human relations, and labor-relations issues. Jon serves an “outside in-house counsel” role for businesses that lack an in-house labor & employment attorney. In this role, Jon drafts policies and handbooks, audits HR practices and procedures, and advises companies on day-to-day HR issues such as employee discipline and terminations and workplace investigations. This role also frequently requires Jon’s service as an author and speaker on myriad employment-related issues.
About NED: NED is a series of interactive, web-based discussions sponsored by Newton Software, makers of Newton, popular, easy-to-use applicant tracking software. NED showcases recruiting industry influencers and innovators who share their tips, tools, techniques and knowledge with our diverse audience. Whether you’re a recruiter, HR professional, business leader or someone generally interested in talent acquisition, we provide valuable information relevant to the business of recruiting. Tune in live or catch up when it’s convenient.
Posted: April 21st, 2010 | Author: jpassen | Filed under: EEO, Interviews, OFCCP, Recruiting Industry | No Comments »
Check out our the recent Proactive Employer Podcast featuring Joel Passen discussing Newtons’s new EEO / OFCCP Functionality
Proactive Employer: Newton Software and EEO / OFCCP Functionality
Posted: March 1st, 2010 | Author: jpassen | Filed under: EEO, NED Podcast, OFCCP, Recruiting Industry | No Comments »
Join Newton’s, Joel Passen, for an interview with Stephanie Thomas, the Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of Minimax Consulting, as she outlines 5 easy steps to take to be a proactive employer.
Dr. Thomas specializes in the application of economics and statistics to questions arising in employment decisions. She has more than a decade of consulting experience, and has provided expert economic and statistical testimony in federal and state courts throughout the country. She has published several papers in professional journals and regularly speaks on equal employment topics. Dr. Thomas is the author of a blog, Statistical Analysis in Employment Law, and hosts “The Proactive Employer” podcast.
Date: Friday, March 5, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM PST
Call-in number to listen live: (646) 727-1372
Listen to this podcast anytime at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/newton-software
Posted: November 16th, 2009 | Author: jpassen | Filed under: Company News, EEO, OFCCP, Release Notes, Software | No Comments »
We think so. For the past several months, we’ve worked with our customers, lawyers, and even an OFCCP compliance officer to design Newton’s compliance module. Today, our development team finally started implementing this feature that will make OFCCP and EEO compliance a breeze. While we’ve always allowed our customers to collect EEO data, we recently decided to expand this feature providing our customers the easiest way to collect, store and report critical information often required by the US Government.

By mid-December, customers of Newton who are subject to laws administered by the OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) will have the most advanced tracking and reporting feature available in any applicant tracking system. And, for our larger customers, those over 50 employees, Newton EEO/ OFCCP is going to be a veritable compliance blessing spitting out applicant flow logs that export to the same form required by the US Government.
So stay tuned, we’ll have more information on this time saving feature out soon.