Last week, the EEOC and OFCCP announced the replacement of the “EEO is the Law” poster in favor of a new poster called the “Know Your Rights” poster. Both EEOC and OFCCP have updated their websites accordingly. Importantly, as of the date of this blog post, DOL had not, yet, updated its workplace poster
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New OFCCP Guidance on Portal Registration for Higher Education Institutions
OFCCP’s regulations were designed for the typical private sector contractor. As a result, higher educational institutions, particularly colleges and universities, often struggle with fitting their “round pegs” processes into the “square holes” that OFCCP designed. OFCCP’s Contractor Portal is no exception.
The Portal identifies employer establishments based on EEO-1 Reports filed from 2018. But higher…
OFCCP Announces Construction Contract Award Portal
OFCCP announced today it will launch the Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP) on August 26, 2022. While the NCAP is not yet live, OFCCP has launched an NCAP informational page with background information. The page will eventually include FAQs, how-to videos, and a User Guide.
The purpose of the NCAP is distinct from…
Clarification on OFCCP’s New Compensation Directive 2022-01
Speaking to the Institute For Workplace Equality during its 2022 Annual Summit in Washington D.C., personnel from the U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor’s office (OFCCP’s attorneys) clarified the intent of the Agency’s new Compensation Directive 2022-01. Speaking to conference attendees, Beverly Dankowitz, Associate Solicitor for the Civil Rights and Labor- Management, explained the purpose…
Non-Binary Gender Reporting “Option” for 2021 EEO-1 Reports
As we reported the 2021 EEO-1 reporting portal is now open.
More employers are collecting non-binary gender data from employees. The EEOC however, is not authorized to require collection, or reporting, of non-binary employee data. The current EEO-1 reporting form has fields only for the reporting of employee binary gender data. So what are employers…
2021 EEO-1 Data Collection Has Opened
EEOC has announced the opening of the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection platform. The deadline to complete filing this year is May 17, 2022 – giving employers only 5 weeks to complete the reporting. In an e-mail message announcing the opening, the Agency encouraged filers to begin the filing process “as soon as possible.” …
President Biden Signs Executive Order Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency
In addition to digesting OFCCP’s release of a new directive on compensation, government contractors may soon see new regulations around inquiries into and the use of prior salary information. In conjunction with Equal Pay Day, President Biden signed a new Executive Order on Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay…
OFCCP Releases New Compensation Directive
Hot off the press on Equal Pay Day (the day that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year) OFCCP has released a new compensation directive. Directive 2022-01: Pay Equity Audits does little to set out how contractors should be looking at their pay systems…
OFCCP Contractor Portal Presents Strategic Opportunity for Higher Education Employers
OFCCP’s contractor portal is new for everyone, and we are all learning how to use it.
But it presents a unique and interesting inflection point for higher education employers.
Let us explain . . .
OFCCP uses EEO-1 reports to identify the scope of potential contractor establishments for audit. Because higher education contractors do…
It’s Live: OFCCP Contractor Portal Opens for Contractor Registration (But Not Certification)
It’s here! As we’ve been discussing, the Agency announced today during a live webinar the opening of the Contractor Portal, which will be used for AAP certification, as well as submission of data and documents during compliance reviews. However, construction contractors will not be required to register in the Portal or certify AAP…