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In response to requests following publication of the final regulations implementing President Obama’s recent Executive Order addressing non-discrimination and affirmative action on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, OFCCP has published a directory of resources to assist federal contractors
“around issues relating to creating an inclusive workplace of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
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On February 3, 2015 the Department of Labor published a second request for public comments on how it can increase regulatory effectiveness and minimize burdens. DOL’s request is made pursuant to President Obama’s 2011 Executive Order 13563, requiring federal agencies to review their regulations for ways to make them more effective and less burdensome. A…
OFCCP announced today proposed regulations which would replace its Sex Discrimination Guidelines. What’s new? First, the rules would create new obligations whereas the Guidelines were “interpretations and guidelines” regarding Executive Order 11246’s prohibition of sex discrimination. Second, given the Guidelines were issued 40 years ago, a lot has changed. Among other topics, OFCCP says the…
As a follow up to OFCCP’s recent release of FAQs addressing the protected veteran data collection obligations for contractors, we wanted to take a moment to reiterate employers’ continued obligation to solicit veteran status from applicants post-offer.
Under the revised VEVRAA regulations, employers must solicit protected veteran status from candidates both at the pre-offer and…
As we addressed in late-September 2014, the new VETS-4212 Form to be filed by employers in 2015 will not require reporting of specific categories of “protected veteran.” The VETS-4212 will require reporting of only the total number of protected veterans.
Under the revised Section 4212 regulations, employers have the obligation to invite applicants to self-identify…
Get a jump start on the year and come learn what you need to know about all of the new and upcoming obligations for federal contractors. Join us at The OFCCP Institute’s first conference of 2015 in San Francisco on February 25th and 26th.
We will do a deep dive into the…
As we previously reported, OFCCP published the Executive Order 13672 Final Regulations regarding sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination on December 9, 2014 without the public notice and comment period typically required by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), such as with the veteran and Section 503 regulations.
Since then some confusion has arisen as to…
As a follow up to a story from earlier this year, the D.C. Circuit court has rejected the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABCs) challenge of the requirements under the revised regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
In November 2013, ABC filed suit alleging OFCCP issued its recently revised regulations pertaining to…
In FAQs released yesterday, OFCCP addressed requirements under the new Scheduling Letter for contractors to provide updated data collected pursuant to the revised Veterans and Individuals with Disability regulations if the contractor is more than six months into its current AAP plan year upon receipt of a Scheduling Letter.
OFCCP has previously indicated a…
Adding to the FAQs previously released, OFCCP has released additional guidance addressing audit submission requirements under the new Scheduling Letter for contractors more than six months into their plan year when the Scheduling Letter is received.
Items 9 and 13 of the Scheduling Letter require contractors to provide documentation of the computation or comparisons…
