A source of insights, news and strategy on affirmative action and EEO compliance matters
The latest buzz – not surprisingly – revolves around the long-awaited OFCCP veteran and disability regulations. We already blogged about our initial observations of the new Section 503 regulations, now it’s time to focus on the new veterans regulations…
Like the new Section 503 regulations, the new veterans regulations create additional data obligations…
As we’ve mentioned in our previous posts about the new Veterans and Disability Regulations we will be providing information and insights about the new regulations in various forms over the upcoming weeks, including through a series of three complimentary webcasts.
The first of these webcasts, to be released September 9th, will provide an overview of…
We just finished hearing from OFCCP in the second of two webinars on the Agency’s newly released Veterans and Disability regulations. In both presentations OFCCP walked through a general background of the regulations and highlighted some of the significant changes and/or additions to the rules. The Agency called the regulations “a more tailored and …
As we shared with you on Tuesday, Vice President Biden announced that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released its long-anticipated final regulations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (“Section 503”).
Section 503 prohibits covered Federal contractors from discriminating in employment against individuals with…
The wait is finally over – OFCCP has released the long-awaited Veterans and Disability Regulations.
The regulations have not yet been published in the Federal Register but soon will be and will take effect 180 days after publication.
We’re making our way through the materials and will be back soon with updates.
We’ve previously written about OFCCP’s July 30 and 31 submission of revised proposals for regulations on compliance obligations regarding Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities to the of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for approval. If OMB determines no additional comment is needed to approve OFCCP’s regulations, OFCCP could soon published final versions in the Federal Register.…
Spring is long gone but OFCCP has recently been doing some weeding… and replanting. OFCCP recently released these Directives, some more notable than others:
…
Speculation has been swirling around the release date for OFCCP’s revised Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities regulations. While the regulations will not be finished in July as OFCCP had intimated, the Agency did take the next crucial step on July 30 and 31 by submitting them for Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) approval. As…
In the recently released Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Spring 2013 “Agency Rule List,” the long awaited revisions to the OFCCP’s Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities regulations are listed with a July 2013 release date. If this was truly the case, the Office of Budget and Management’s (OMB) would have received (and…
On June 27, Patricia Shiu, OFCCP Director, gave the key-note speech at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2013 Annual Convention. In a portion of her remarks, Director Shiu referred to two U.S. Supreme Court decisions from this term – Vance v. Ball, which narrowly defined “supervisor” for Title VII purposes, and University of Texas…
