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In a recent court filing, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Virginia Manufacturers Association have challenged the legality of OFCCP’s requirement that federal contractors post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act in connection with Executive Order 13496. In addition to other arguments, the complaint contends that…

In a public webinar and new FAQs released today, OFCCP answered questions around timing of compliance with obligations set forth in Subpart C of the Agency’s new Veterans and Disability regulations.  OFCCP sought to clarify and clear up what has been widespread confusion about the timing of required compliance with the data collection aspects of…

OFCCP has at long-last released the updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (“FCCM”), which guides Compliance Officers during compliance evaluations.  OFCCP says the 500+ page manual “provides procedural and technical guidance on compliance issues based on current agency procedures and processes and improves consistency across the agency´s regional and field offices.”  This peek behind the curtain…

Spring is long gone but OFCCP has recently been doing some weeding… and replanting.  OFCCP recently released these Directives, some more notable than others:

  • Directive 312 rescinds Directive 261 which established annual best practice awards for federal contractors and service organizations.  The Exemplary Voluntary Efforts , Exemplary Public Interest Contribution and the Secretary of Labor’s

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We’ve learned that the VETS-100 and VETS-100A filing systems are currently down, and unable to accept submissions.   VETS hopes to resolve the issue shortly and suggests “checking back periodically” for updates.  Last year, technical difficulties with the VETS reporting system ultimately led to postponements of the filing deadline.  Obviously VETS hopes to avoid any…

As we first reported last summer, OFCCP has been contemplating publishing the advance notification list of employer’s and their facilities selected for upcoming compliance reviews via the web.  It came to our attention yesterday that these lists were available on OFCCP’s website – without any prior notification from the Agency.   However, as it turns…