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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…
As we alerted you to earlier today, OFCCP has issued its final rule implementing Executive Order 13672, providing non-discrimination protection for individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
There was early speculation that this rule might involve soliciting of LGBT status from applicants or employees as well as a requirement…
As scheduled, OFCCP has announced issuance of its final rules implementing the President’s recent Executive Order prohibiting discrimination for on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
As we previously mentioned, OFCCP is releasing the final rule without a public comment period.
The final rules are not yet available for public review. However, OFCCP…
According to the DOL’s semi-annual regulatory agenda, OFCCP intends to issue as early as December, final rules implementing Executive Order 13672, providing non-discrimination protection to individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Our understanding is that OFCCP does not intend to publish the regulations in the federal register for public…
One of the biggest changes to OFCCP’s recently revised scheduling letter is the requirement that employers must now submit employee-level pay data at the outset of an OFCCP audit. As the Agency puts 2,500 establishments on notice of upcoming audits, and in response to contractor questions and requests for guidance on the new scheduling letter,…
In the coming days OFCCP will mail approximately 2,500 Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) across the country to employer locations slated for audits.
The CSALs do not initiate audits but instead put employers on notice that their establishments have been identified for upcoming OFCCP compliance reviews.
Importantly, audits initiated under this new round of letters…
OFCCP Director Pat Shiu has appointed Sam Maiden the new director of OFCCP’s Southeast Regional Office. He will take the reins on December 14 and will oversee a region including four district offices and seven area offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina.
Mr. Maiden has a long tenure with…
OFCCP has announced a 60-day extension for public comment on the Agency’s proposed Equal Pay Report (EPR). The new deadline for employers and others to provide feedback on the proposed EPR is now January 5, 2015.
In response to the Presidential Memorandum directing the development of a pay data collection tool, the proposed EPR…
Effective Today, No Need to Solicit and Track Specific Veteran Category Information
We know you’ve been busy revising your self-id forms for applicants and employees to comply with OFCCP’s recent regulatory changes for veterans and individuals with disabilities. And you’ve been revising your HRIS and ATS systems to track and maintain the information.
Well, still…
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Social Security Administration are holding a Twitter Chat to discuss efforts to improve employment opportunities for millions of qualified workers with disabilities. Details are as follows:
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You’re invited to…
