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As scheduled, OFCCP has announced issuance of its final rules implementing the President’s recent Executive Order prohibiting discrimination for on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
As we previously mentioned, OFCCP is releasing the final rule without a public comment period.
The final rules are not yet available for public review. However, OFCCP…
According to the DOL’s semi-annual regulatory agenda, OFCCP intends to issue as early as December, final rules implementing Executive Order 13672, providing non-discrimination protection to individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Our understanding is that OFCCP does not intend to publish the regulations in the federal register for public…
OFCCP has announced a 60-day extension for public comment on the Agency’s proposed Equal Pay Report (EPR). The new deadline for employers and others to provide feedback on the proposed EPR is now January 5, 2015.
In response to the Presidential Memorandum directing the development of a pay data collection tool, the proposed EPR…
Effective Today, No Need to Solicit and Track Specific Veteran Category Information
We know you’ve been busy revising your self-id forms for applicants and employees to comply with OFCCP’s recent regulatory changes for veterans and individuals with disabilities. And you’ve been revising your HRIS and ATS systems to track and maintain the information.
Well, still…
Logging in at 338 pages, the Department of Labor (DOL) released final rules implementing Executive Order 13658 “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors.” The Rules are due to be published in the Federal Register on October 7, and will be effective on December 6, 2014. However, as specified in the Executive Order, the minimum…
As employers are working to file their 2014 Vets-100A Reports, the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) is already looking ahead to the future and finalizing the form and filing requirements for 2015.
Finalizing rules proposed earlier this year, in 2015, the VETS-100A Report will be re-named the VETS-4212 Report (named after the U.S.…
Via blog post on the day the proposed pay transparency regulations were officially published in the federal register, OFCCP Director Pat Shiu encouraged “all interested parties” to provide feedback on the Agency’s proposed rules. The public comment period is open for 90 days and will close December 16, 2014. Let your voice be heard.
As directed by President Obama’s recent Executive Order (EO 13665) on Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information, OFCCP has released its proposed rule addressing Pay Transparency. The proposed rule sets out how OFCCP proposes to implement the EO’s requirement prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from retaliating or otherwise discriminating against employees and applicants for talking…
In connection with its revisions to the regulations covering individuals with disabilities, OFCCP requires employers to use a Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form to collect information from applicants and employees. Based on initial feedback from the contractor community, OFCCP provided an electronic, writeable, version of the form.
OFCCP recently requested approval to modify the…
So come join us at The OFCCP Institute Fall Symposium in Chicago on October 1st & 2nd.
We will do a deep dive into the many new obligations emerging from President Obama’s recent series of executive orders. We also will examine and explain the OFCCP’s latest enforcement trends.
As you know (if…
