On April 25, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) revised Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305). Federal contractors and...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) Contactor Portal is now open until June 29, 2023.
Federal contractors and subcontractors (contractors) must certify, on an annual basis, whether they are...more
4/4/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Certification Requirements ,
CSALs ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Portal ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued “Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis,” a revision to Directive 2022-01, “Pay Edit Audits.” The revised Directive states...more
8/26/2022
/ Audits ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Document Requests ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Effective Compliance Evaluations and Enforcement -
On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive concerning enforcement of its equal...more
4/7/2022
/ Affirmative Action ,
CSALs ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
New Guidance ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Policy Statement ,
Wage and Hour
On September 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping that the president purports is necessary to combat the “destructive ideology” that is “rooted in the pernicious...more
9/25/2020
/ Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Deregulation ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Race Relations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) just posted its list of companies that are scheduled for an audit of their affirmative action programs here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/foia/library (click on...more
EEO-1 Reports -
With September upon us, many employers are remembering the prior filing deadline for EEO-1 Reports and wondering what is happening with that obligation. The short answer is that the U.S. Equal Employment...more
9/11/2020
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
VETS 4212 ,
Wage and Hour
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started materially affecting contractors in March, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has continued its practice of conducting audits, providing resources and assistance,...more
On February 10, 2020, in National Women’s Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) collection of gender...more
3/2/2020
/ Appeals ,
Covered Employer ,
Data Collection ,
Deregulation ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is seeking to codify its current procedures for analyzing statistical evidence of discrimination and communicating with contractors after finding potential...more
Earlier in the week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in the OFCCP Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Library with 3,500 establishments listed. ...more
Last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) mailed 750 Corporate Scheduling Announcing Letters (CSALs) as a supplement to the FY2018 Scheduling List released in March 2018. ...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently sent approximately 1,000 notices to government contractors and subcontractors to inform them that they may be subject to an audit of their affirmative action...more
In connection with last week's United State of Women Summit, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance on sex...more
6/23/2016
/ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) final rule regarding pay transparency will place new burdens on federal contractors. The final rule takes effect on January 11, 2016 (120 days after publication in...more
Health care providers have long lived in a world of acronyms, but in recent years, a new acronym has arisen in connection with many health care-related headlines: OFCCP.
The OFCCP is the Office of Federal Contract...more