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As we’ve mentioned in our previous posts about the new Veterans and Disability Regulations we will be providing information and insights about the new regulations in various forms over the upcoming weeks, including through a series of three complimentary webcasts.
The first of these webcasts, to be released September 9th, will provide an overview of…
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 …
As we shared with you on Tuesday, Vice President Biden announced that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released its long-anticipated final regulations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (“Section 503”).
Section 503 prohibits covered Federal contractors from discriminating in employment against individuals with…
OFCCP has at long-last released the updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (“FCCM”), which guides Compliance Officers during compliance evaluations. OFCCP says the 500+ page manual “provides procedural and technical guidance on compliance issues based on current agency procedures and processes and improves consistency across the agency´s regional and field offices.” This peek behind the curtain…
We’ve previously written about OFCCP’s July 30 and 31 submission of revised proposals for regulations on compliance obligations regarding Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities to the of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for approval. If OMB determines no additional comment is needed to approve OFCCP’s regulations, OFCCP could soon published final versions in the Federal Register.…
Spring is long gone but OFCCP has recently been doing some weeding… and replanting. OFCCP recently released these Directives, some more notable than others:
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As we have written previously, OFCCP continues to focus its investigations on adverse impact in hiring. This week, one employer received good news in response to its challenge of an Agency finding.
On Monday, a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge issued a ruling that limited the OFCCP’s approach to investigating and establishing racial…
Speculation has been swirling around the release date for OFCCP’s revised Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities regulations. While the regulations will not be finished in July as OFCCP had intimated, the Agency did take the next crucial step on July 30 and 31 by submitting them for Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) approval. As…
As we first reported last summer, OFCCP has been contemplating publishing the advance notification list of employer’s and their facilities selected for upcoming compliance reviews via the web. It came to our attention yesterday that these lists were available on OFCCP’s website – without any prior notification from the Agency. However, as it turns…
On June 27, Patricia Shiu, OFCCP Director, gave the key-note speech at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2013 Annual Convention. In a portion of her remarks, Director Shiu referred to two U.S. Supreme Court decisions from this term – Vance v. Ball, which narrowly defined “supervisor” for Title VII purposes, and University of Texas…
