Announcing a Special Seminar

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Announcing a Special Seminar

Conducting Effective Impact Ratio Analyses (IRAs) in Preparing for a

Desk Audit

May 1, 2003

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wyndham Washington Hotel

Washington, DC

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Comp liance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced a major shift in its enforcement strategy that is aimed at looking for and eradicating systemic discrimination. The agency’s new enforcement strategy puts a particular emphasis on the “desk audit” phase of a compliance review, and thus the importance of quality desk audit submissions. Because properly conducted impact ratio analyses (IRAs) can help to avoid questions by OFCCP about desk audit data that might otherwise lead to further investigation, or can alert a contractor to potential issues that can be addressed before a desk audit is even

scheduled, EEAC is putting on a special seminar on Conducting Effective Impact Ratio Analyses (IRAs) in Preparing for a Desk Audit.

The seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2003, at the

Wyndham Washington Hotel, located at 1400 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC. Registration

begins at 7:30 a.m., and a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. The Wyndham is located just three blocks from the McPherson Square Metro station. Dress is business casual.

This will be a one-day technical seminar for HR professionals, managers and attorneys involved in developing strategies for and conducting IRAs for hires, promotions, terminations, downs izings and other employment selections. Using exercises and discussion, it will focus on strategic considerations and techniques for grouping employees to yield valid analyses that will provide either an indicator of potential problem areas or an effective defense against challenges to the selection system. A preliminary seminar agenda is attached.

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Registration Information

To register, please complete and return the attached form, or register on- line at EEAC’s website www.eeac.org. The registration fee covers admission to the seminar, continental breakfast, lunch and all seminar materials. Please note that attendance at this session will be

limited to 70 attendees.

Registration Fee for EEAC Members $495 Registration Fee for Nonmembers $795

Hotel Accommodations

Please make your hotel reservations directly with the Wyndham Washington Hotel by calling 202-429-1700. In order to acquire the discounted room rate of $159 for a single or a double room, you will need to register no later than April 1, 2003. When making your reservation, please indicate that you will be attending EEAC’s seminar.

Cancellation Policy

Full refunds will be made for cancellations received by EEAC before April 24. For cancellations received by EEAC on or after April 24, 50% of the registration fee will be

refunded. Refunds will be processed for cancellations received by mail or fax only. Failure

to notify EEAC of a cancellation in writing prior to the program may result in no portion of the registration fee being refunded.

Use of Recording Devices

Because EEAC’s seminars and meetings are designed to encourage candid questions and comments, the use of audio and/or video recording devices is not permitted.

Auxiliary Aids

If because of a disability you will need auxiliary aids or services to participate in the seminar, please contact us prior to the session.

To register, please complete the attached form and mail or fax it to EEAC with your payment or you may register on-line at www.eeac.org. For more information, please call EEAC’s program line at 202-789-8638.

EEAC Special Seminar

Conducting Effective Impact Ratio Analyses (IRAs) in Preparing for a

Desk Audit

May 1, 2003 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wyndham Washington Hotel

Washington, DC

PRELIMINARY AGENDA 7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Introduction to the Faculty and Materials

Introduction to Adverse Impact

• Theories of Discrimination and Principles of Adverse Impact

• OFCCP vs. EEOC Methodologies

• The 80% Rule of Thumb vs. Statistical Significance

• Developing a Strategy for Day-to-Day Analyses

Confronting the Data

• Evaluating Policies and Practices To Determine How Best To Analyze Selections

• Evaluating Data Characteristics To Determine Analytical Capabilities

• “Pure Groupings” vs. “Groupings of Convenience”

Analyzing Hiring Decisions • Cycles of Analysis

• Selections From a Combined External/Internal Pool

• Consolidated Pools

• Options for Small Pools

• Transitional Pools

• Multiple Applications

• Taking Candidate Choice Into Account

• “What If?...” — Anticipating Resolution of the “Applicant” Issue

Analyzing Promotions

• Job Group vs. Job and Department

• Competitive Promotions vs. “Progress” Promotions

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• Handling the “From, Within, To” Dilemma

• “Mandated” Promotions

• “Accumulated” Promotion Situations

• Analyzing Time at Level

Analyzing Terminations • What’s a “Termination”?

• Strategies for Handling Total Terminations vs. Filtered Terminations

• Refining Involuntary Terminations

• Handling Reductions in Force

Using IRAs To Analyze Performance Evaluations • Organizing Data for Analysis

• Reviewing the Distribution of Results

Analyzing for Potential Age Discrimination

• Is There a Disparate Impact Theory Under the ADEA?

• Establishing Bands for Comparison

Wrap-Up and Questions 5:00 p.m. Adjourn

IA103 3/14/03

EEAC’s Special Seminar

Conducting Effective Impact Ratio Analyses (IRAs) in Preparing for a

Desk Audit

May 1, 2003

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wyndham Washington Hotel

Washington, DC

Registration Form

Return this form with your credit card information or check, payable to EEAC, 1015

Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, or fax the form to 202-789-2291. If you have

any questions, please call the EEAC program line at 202-789-8638.

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