For most employers dealings with OFCCP usually come in the context of responding to a scheduling letter initiating a compliance review. There is, however, another way OFCCP can investigate an employer. Two partners from our OFCCP and Affirmative Action practice group, Matt Camardella and Eric Felsberg recently provided employers with practical pointers and advice
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Breaking News: OFCCP Sends Out Large Wave of Advance Notice Letters Notifying Employers of Compliance Audits
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On March 27, 2013 OFCCP sent out a wave advance notice letters –referred to as CSAL’s – to employers across the country. In November, 2012, OFCCP emailed more 1,750 CSALs. We have learned the number of CSAL’s mailed last week exceeds the last round of notifications sent in November. As result, employers can expect…
“Test Your Test”: The Importance of Looking Critically at Your Employment Tests
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As EEOC and OFCCP continue to focus on investigating andaddresing systemic discrimination in employer’s hiring practices, it is critical for employers to take a closer look at their employment tests.
Matthew Camardella along with Anthea Dexter-Cooper of Jackson Lewis’ Long Island office recently provided some expert guidance and practical advice for employer who use…
Complimentary Webinar on OFCCP’s “Game Changing” Compensation Directive
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In an effort to provide the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and its compliance officers “more flexibility” in the review of employer pay practices, the Agency has rescinded its own compensation standards and voluntary guidelines and issued a new “game-changing” Directive. Under the new Directive, OFCCP commits to developing a “case-by-case” approach to…
Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities: OFCCP’s Top Priority
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As we have mentioned previously, OFCCP has not been quite about its stated agenda to assist veterans and individuals with disabilities. The Agency has proposed regulations addressing employer obligations for both groups that, if published, will be “game changes” for the contractor community.
Even without the finalization of these regulations, OFCCP is vigorously enforcing…
OFCCP’s Looking into All Kinds of Your Pay
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Watch out – OFCCP’s interested in your pay data – all of your pay data. OFCCP, particularly in corporate audits, is digging into compensation other than base pay. Even if there are no flags or other statistical indicators in the data submitted to the agency (either in Item 11 data or 14-factor data in OFCCP…
Complimentary Webinar: Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
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As we shared with you earlier this month, the new FAR regulations surrounding the non-displacement of qualified workers from existing government contracts went into effective January 18, 2013. Our Jackson Lewis colleagues have prepared a practical guide to understanding and complying with these new regulations.