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As we mentioned earlier, at the SWARM Regional Conference this afternoon, Regional Director Melissa Speer and Deputy Director Aida Collins, answered questions from conference attendees about implementation of the new veteran and disability regulations.
During the Q&A session, Melissa and Aida graciously took questions from the crowd about real-world implementation scenarios. For those questions…
In response to contractor requests, OFCCP submitted, and OMB approved, a fillable Spanish pdf version and Microsoft Word version of the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form that will be required by the agency’s new regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
An employer’s required use of the new self-ID form will depend on the…
In an effort to provide continuing guidance to the contratcor community as the effective date for the revised VEVRAA and Section 503 regulations quickly approaches,OFCCP has released additional FAQs addressing questions about required Purchase Order Language as well as the obligaiton to “conspiculously store” the notice of applicant and employee rights with an electronic…
On Wednesday, December 4th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled, “Examining Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.” During the hearing, witnesses offered testimony on (1) the effects of the new veteran and disability regulations on workers and employers, and (2) attempts by OFCCP…
On September 24, 2013, OFCCP published the final rules for veterans and individuals with disabilities. The new rules require that employers make substantial changes to their hiring processes and systems within 120 days, or by March 24, 2014. For more information on these changes, click here. However, because it is unclear how the…
Under OFCCP’s new 503 regulations covering individuals with disabilities, employers must use the prescribed form to be provided by OFCCP to solicit disability status of applicants and employees. OFCCP has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. It can be found here. OMB must approve this form before OFCCP can…
On August 27, 2013, OFCCP released new regulations updating Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) that impose significant additional obligations on employers. The final regulations were published today in the Federal Register (to review, click here: Section 503 and VEVRAA) and become…
In just the past few months, OFCCP published Directive 307 – radically changing the way the Agency conducts pay investigations – issued the revised Federal Contractor Compliance Manual (FCCM), and announced the new Veterans and Disability regulations. All told, more than 1,000 pages of new/revised/updated rules, regulations and enforcement methods. Let’s give OFCCP points for…
Over the past few weeks, we provided our initial assessment of the OFCCP’s new disability and veterans regulations. We also held our first in a series of complimentary webinars to help the employer community better understand their new obligations and the implications for your budgets, staffing and IT systems. More to come soon in the…
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 …
