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As anticipated, but with little fanfare, OFCCP has published a VEVRAA Focused Review landing page. Much like the page it created for Section 503 Individuals with Disabilities Focused Reviews, the Agency’s veterans technical assistance page provides FAQs and Best Practices.
With the recent approval of the VEVRAA Scheduling Letter and the release of…
EEOC has filed another Motion with the court seeking an Order deeming Component 2 pay data collection complete. In its most recent filing, EEOC requests the Court to revisit its previous decision and deem the collection obligation satisfied or, in the alternative, provide clarification “regarding the response rate at which the Court will deem the…
As Veteran’s Day nears, OFCCP is keeping federal contractors busy reviewing the latest efforts the Agency is undertaking to ensure employers are in compliance with non-discrimination and affirmative action obligations for protected veterans.
In addition to releasing a supplement CSAL list for establishments that have been selected for VEVRAA Focused Reviews, OFCCP also publised…
As promised, OFCCP has released the list of organizations that have been selected for Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Focused Reviews. The list is published in OFCCP’s FOIA Library.
Labeled as a supplement to the existing CSAL list, the new listing contains 500 establishments that will be scheduled for…
Since the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its Recommendations to Strengthen the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ Oversight of Federal Contractors’ Nondiscrimination Compliance in July 2016, OFCCP has taken steps to implement its recommendations. And now, the GAO has issued a progress report evaluating OFCCP’s actions toward the 2016 recommendations.
The GAO’s progress…
As we previously reported , EEOC has filed notice asking for renewed approval to collect EEO-1 Component 1 race, gender and ethnicity workforce data for the next three years (2019, 2020 & 2021), but is not seeking renewed authority to collect Component 2 pay data and hours worked. To be clear, this filing does not…
This is the second blog post in our series discussing the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) request for further comments on OFCCP’s proposed scheduling letters and itemized listings, which were first published in April.
In our April post on the proposed changes to the then newly proposed establishment review scheduling letter and itemized listing,…
The Department of Labor has announced updates to the Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Law poster, required to be posted (in 11×17 format) by federal contractors and subcontractors pursuant to Executive Order 13496.
The changes include:
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As anticipated, the U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Republican Janet Dhillon as the Chairwoman of the EEOC. Ms. Dhillon joins Republican Victoria Lipnic, who has been Acting Chair, and Democrat Charlotte Burrows. According to EEOC’s website, Ms. Burrows’ term ends July 1, 2019.
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Continue Reading EEOC Back In Business with New Quorum
It’s time to start checking the mail. As a sure indication of the Agency’s intention to soon start initiating audits from the FY2019 CSAL, OFCCP has published a new Compliance Check website. OFCCP has published similar guidance for the Section 503 Focused Reviews.
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Continue Reading OFCCP Provides Resources for Compliance Checks
