Fed modernizes discrimination guidelines for federal contractors
A federal government contractor watchdog has issued final sex discrimination guidelines last updated nearly 50 years ago, signaling more aggressive and broader enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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