There has been lot of talk in the months since OFCCP released Directive 2022-01: Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis, with the topic of attorney-client privilege being the primary topic of concern. So much so that OFCCP Director Jenny Yang addressed the issue in her remarks last month at the NILG National Conference. Today,
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OFCCP Provides Additional Information Regarding OFCCP Contractor Portal
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Update
It’s been a busy morning for government contractors! As the NILG 2022 National Conference in Boston, Massachusetts was coming to a close and EEOC was releasing the NAS study on the EEO-1 Component 2 pay data collection tool, OFCCP was communicating with contractors about the OFCCP Contractor Portal.
In an e-mail communication, OFCCP provided…
Study of EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Released
By Laura A. Mitchell on
As announced, as the 2022 NILG National Conference was coming to a close, EEOC released the long-awaited National Academy of Sciences report on the EEOC’s Pay Data Collection Completed in 2020. The study, titled Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form, is a dense read at over 275 pages.
The…
OFCCP Contractor Portal Update: Agency Launches Bulk Upload Option
Posted in Agency Notice, Compliance Update
The June 30, 2022 deadline is quickly approaching for covered supply and service federal contractors and subcontractors to certify in the Contractor Portal they have developed and maintained AAPs. This week, OFCCP added an option allowing bulk upload and modification of establishments and functional affirmative action plan (FAAP) business units.
Notably, OFCCP limits this functionality…
New Veteran Hiring Benchmark Released
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Update
As it has done annually since its inception, OFCCP has released a new veteran hiring benchmark. Effective March 31, 2022 the new veteran hiring benchmark (the percentage of total hires who are protected veterans that the contractor seeks to hire in the following AAP year) is 5.5%. This is a 0.1% decrease from the…
Court Opines that Nationwide Injunction on COVID-19 Vaccine for Federal Contractors Applies to Vaccine Requirement Only
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Update, COVID-19
And the twists and turns keep coming . . .
The federal court that issued a nationwide injunction of Executive Order (EO) 14042, “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors,” has issued a new Order stating that it enjoined only the vaccine requirement of the EO’s implementing tool: the Safer Federal Taskforce Guidance…
EEO-1 Reporting Updates
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Update
As the calendar turns over and employers start preparing for 2022, the annual EEO-1 reporting obligation may or may not be on the top of the “To-Do” list, and understandably so. However, it should be.
The EEOC has provided recent updates about timing of the required filing and announced the discontinuation of the use of…
EEO-1 Reporting Portal to Close November 15, 2021
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Update
The EEOC has announced that the EEO-1 reporting portal will not accept 2019 or 2020 EEO-1 reports after November 15, 2021. The deadline to file was October 25, 2021. Despite a year filled with challenges and delays brought on by COVID-19 and the complexities of filling two years worth of reporting at the same…
OFCCP Moves Forward Towards AAP Verification
Posted in Compliance Update
Among the many “hot” topics for federal contractors, OFCCP’s intention for AAP verification and/or certification ranks among the top. In September 2020, OFCCP published a notice seeking comment on the possibility of an annual AAP certification and verification process. Towards that end, the Agency also sought Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an…
UPDATE: EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Extended Until October 25, 2021
Posted in Compliance Update
The EEOC has announced on its EEO-1 Data Collection website that it has, again, extended the deadline for filing EEO-1 Reports this year—this time to October 25. Employers still rushing to finalize and upload their 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 reports by the prior August 23 deadline will certainly welcome this extra breathing room.
But EEOC’s…