Under the leadership of Craig Leen, OFCCP has made a renewed commitment to providing technical assistance to contractors. True to their word, and in furtherance of its Town Hall Action Plan, OFCCP announced on Friday the release of a number of new technical assistance guides (TAGs), with more on the way. Interestingly, Director
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What’s New with the Updated Proposed Compliance Check Scheduling Letter?
Posted in Regulatory Update
In April, OFCCP proposed four new scheduling letters – one each for its establishment reviews, compliance checks, and separate but related letters for its focused reviews on Section 503 (disability) and VEVRAA (veteran) compliance. These proposed letters, if approved, would have significantly increased the burden of the submission required in the event of…
Director Leen Shares OFCCP Update
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Posted in Regulatory Update
OFCCP Director Craig Leen thinks the Agency has made good progress on implementing “the four pillars” but there is still work to be done.
Speaking this week in Florida, Director Leen shared accomplishments, and things to come, for each of the four tenants. However, he noted he was not allowed to comment on the pending proposed changes to the scheduling letters.
OFCCP Proposes Construction Compliance Check Letters
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Posted in Regulatory Update
In furtherance of its work as an enforcement agency and its commitment to conduct reviews of more contractors, OFCCP posted in the Federal Register on Monday, April 8, 2019 its proposal for a series of compliance check audit letters for construction contractors. The agency is request feedback on two proposed construction compliance check letters – …
OFCCP – Here to Stay or Not? Signs Indicate OFCCP Will Survive
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Posted in Enforcement Reminder, Personnel Changes
With the transition to a new presidential administration well under way, everyone is looking for signs to help predict the future. Given President Trump’s sweeping executive action, including entering an Executive Order requiring the identification of two regulations to be eliminated for every new regulation proposed, the question of whether the make-up of the…
Will OFCCP bring back Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letters in 2017?
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Posted in Compliance Tip, Regulatory Update
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…
OFCCP Releases Disability Self-Id Public Service Video
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Posted in Compliance Tip
As part of its ongoing effort to provide employers with tools to educate and inform employees and non-employees about affirmative action obligations, OFCCP has released a new disability self-identification public service-like video entitled Disability Inclusion Starts With You.
Coinciding with its recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Agency invites employers and community organizations …
OFCCP Releases Informational Section 503 Compliance Checklist
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Posted in Compliance Tip
As a continuation of its recent education and outreach efforts, OFCCP released a Checklist for Compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The checklist was developed by the U.S Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and covers obligations under Subpart C of the revised Section 503 regulations.
The…
Save the Date: 2015 ILG National Conference in New York City, July 28-31, 2015
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Posted in Compliance Tip
With the official start of summer roughly a week away, it’s not too early to start planning for the upcoming ILG National Conference. This year, the 33rd Annual Conference will be held in New York City from July 28-31, 2015 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
With the theme “Onward and Upward: Building the…
It’s Been Six Months Since OFCCP Issued its Revised Scheduling Letter – What Have We Learned?
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Since introducing its new scheduling letter in late 2014, OFCCP has made many important changes to enforcement in audits. From ramped up enforcement of the Agency’s VEVRAA and Section 503 regulations to new and very different ways to investigate pay systems for discrimination, the Agency has fundamentally changed how it conducts compliance reviews. And it’s…