Coronavirus or not, the OFCCP is not hitting the "pause" button on compliance reviews.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs published an announcement today regarding its response to the COVID-19 crisis....more
Another plan of action from the OFCCP.
Stemming from seven town hall meetings in 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced an action plan to address issues that were consistently raised by...more
The experts speak their minds!
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and the National Industry Liaison Group recently hosted a panel discussion regarding the agency’s practices for investigating potential...more
The Federal Contract Compliance Manual has been tweaked.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released an updated version of its Federal Contract Compliance Manual. This is the first update to the Manual...more
OFCCP presents final gift of 2019 to contractors.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking to amend its regulations and add procedures relating to resolving alleged...more
OFCCP posts new guide for construction contractors.
Keeping its pledge to provide more technical assistance to federal contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs just issued a new Technical Assistance...more
OFCCP turns an eye to vets for Veterans Day.
On the Friday before Veterans Day, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs unleashed multiple initiatives focused on veterans. The OFCCP enforces the Vietnam Era...more
Academic institutions will appreciate this.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has issued its much-awaited Technical Assistance Guidance for Educational Institutions. In publishing these materials, the...more
OFCCP offers answers to puzzling questions.
Wondering about whether to count student workers? Or whether multiple locations can be combined into one affirmative action plan? These are questions that have vexed many...more
OFCCP proposes to broaden protection of religious exercise.
Citing the need to clarify the scope and application of the religious exemption for federal contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued...more
The changes aren’t as drastic as initially proposed!
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has submitted its proposed changes to the scheduling letters to the Office of Management and Budget for approval. ...more
Administrative Law Judge Richard M. Clark issued another order in the administrative action brought by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs against Oracle....more
An ALJ has largely put the kibosh on a request for decades of comp data.
In January 2017, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs filed an administrative complaint against Oracle America, Inc., alleging systemic...more
The OFCCP makes more substantive updates to its website.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has added two new sets of Frequently Asked Questions to its website. The first addresses compliance checks, and...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget approve changes to the letters the agency uses to initiate compliance evaluations for supply and service contractors....more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has just announced that the hiring benchmark for protected veterans is 5.9 percent effective March 31. The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act requires federal...more
In yet another new Directive from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the agency has rolled out its Voluntary Enterprise-wide Review Program. This program, which will become available to contractors in Fiscal...more
From acting to actual director.
Craig Leen has officially been named Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, ending his five-month stint as acting director. Mr. Leen took on the acting role after...more
In another trifecta Friday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued three Directives that, for the most part, are good news for federal contractors. The first rescinds the Obama Administration’s Active Case...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed a Leadership in Equal Access and Diversity (LEAD) award to recognize federal contractors “that have developed and successfully implemented comprehensive equal...more
Following its recent Directive to develop a Contractor Recognition Program, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed to implement an Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award. This award would recognize...more
The OFCCP has been working overtime (and thus so are we)!
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released two new Directives on September 19. These follow three new Directives issued August 24, the release of...more
As I reported last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has submitted proposed changes to the Office of Management and Budget regarding its functional affirmative action plan approval...more
FAAPs may get less burdensome.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is proposing changes to its functional affirmative action plan process. According to the agency's request to the Office of Management and...more
Mind your mailbox!
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs mailed 750 new Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters on September 7....more