Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters

It has come to our attention that OFCCP has sent out Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters providing contractors with advance notice of upcoming OFCCP audits.  Signed by interim Director Tom Dowd, dated February 17, 2017 and addressed generically to Human Resources Director, the letters provide warning that the establishment listed has been selected for an

Happy New Year!

As we ring in 2017 and prepare for affirmative action and OFCCP compliance in a Trump administration, many contractors are wondering whether 2017 will bring an OFCCP audit their way.

Some may remember in years past around this time OFCCP would send out Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) providing advance notification

We learned today OFCCP is considering dispensing with the twice-a-year advance audit notification frequency, in exchange for notifying smaller groups on a more frequent basis about their establishments’ selection for an upcoming OFCCP compliance review.

For the past several years, OFCCP has issued Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) twice a year.  It is our understanding

OFCCP recently mailed out close to 2,500 Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters to employers providing advance notice of upcoming audits. Up against the fast-approaching end of the Agency’s fiscal year, OFCCP began initiating actual audits immediately after the CSALs were mailed.

While we can certainly expect OFCCP to continue to focus their enforcement efforts on traditional

Jackson Lewis has learned the following about the latest round of OFCCP Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs).

On July 16, 2014 OFCCP sent out a wave of CSALs giving employers advance notice about impending OFCCP compliance reviews.

The latest CSAL wave included:

  •  568 employers
  • 1,507 establishments
  • 23 industries
  • 30 Corporate Management Compliance Evaluations (CMCEs) were