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Federal Government DEI Executive Order: What You Need to Know

Federal Government DEIA Executive Order 14035: What You Need to Know

ELI, Inc. February 3, 2022 No Comments

In the summer of 2021, President Biden signed an executive order mandating sweeping actions that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within the Federal Government. The order, titled Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce, was signed on June 25, 2021 and signaled a significant change in how the government views and addresses DEIA issues with the federal workforce. A key element

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace: HMCx Radio Interview with Stephen Paskoff

ELI, Inc. December 2, 2021 No Comments

ELI President and CEO Stephen M. Paskoff, Esq. was recently featured on the HCMx Radio podcast. During the episode, Mr. Paskoff was interviewed by Brandon Hall Group COO, Rachel Cooke and the focus of the interview was Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace. Below is a summary of the discussion. RACHEL: Stephen, can you share a little bit about your background and why you’re

How to Navigate Vaccine Mandates and Covid Issues in the Workplace

How to Navigate Employee Vaccine Mandates and Covid Issues in the Workplace

ELI, Inc. November 4, 2021 No Comments

As employees return to the workplace and the country tries to regain a sense of normalcy, issues surrounding vaccination status and covid-related work changes such as masking have quickly become charged for employers. The debate has roiled organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to city police departments, and even the NBA. With the topic continuing to heat up, vaccine mandates in the workplace and employees’

What Employers Get Wrong About DEI Training and How to Fix It

ELI, Inc. October 21, 2021 No Comments

In our workplace today, issues involving diversity, equity, and inclusion are being brought to the forefront of many organizations. The topic of how to implement DEI training has become a hot-button issue in our polarized times. Stephen Paskoff, president and CEO of ELI, was recently interviewed by Rose Scott on WABE’s Closer Look to discuss the importance of DEI training in the workplace. Linking DEI

New Study Highlights the Role of Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process

ELI, Inc. October 7, 2021 No Comments

Earlier this summer, a team of economists at the University of Chicago and the University of California, Berkeley released the initial results of a wide-ranging hiring discrimination audit that included large US-based organizations. Performed in partnership with the National Bureau of Economic Research, the hiring bias study sent over 80,000 fake job applications for entry-level positions to 100 different companies. The applications used randomized data

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Federal Government DEIA Executive Order 14035: What You Need to Know

Top five posts from the ELI blog in 2021

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace: HMCx Radio Interview with Stephen Paskoff

How to Navigate Employee Vaccine Mandates and Covid Issues in the Workplace

What Employers Get Wrong About DEI Training and How to Fix It

New Study Highlights the Role of Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process