Preparing for a construction audit by the OFCCP is about to get a lot more tedious. The agency announced in February that it intends to overhaul the audit Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing for construction contractors and submitted draft documents for public comment. Little public comment was received, and the agency is now ready to ask OMB Continue Reading...
OFCCP Releases 2024 CSAL
The OFCCP has released the first Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) of 2024 with 500 new AAP locations or functions selected, but not yet scheduled, for audit. The full list can be found on the OFCCP’s website here. The agency is required to select contractors for audits through an “administratively neutral” process. While it is not Continue Reading...
Preparing to Launch: NILG 2024 National Conference
The upcoming National Industry Liaison Group’s (NILG) annual conference promises to be an elevated event for professionals in the fields of Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Diversity/Inclusion. Biddle Consulting Group (BCG) is honored to join the distinguished panel of experts delivering key programming at this highly Continue Reading...
OFCCP Releases Guidance on the Use of AI in Employment Decisions
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to proliferate in the applicant screening/employee selection industry, federal contractors have been left with little to no guidance from the OFCCP regarding their compliance obligations. President Biden issued Executive Order 14110 late in 2023, which called for U.S. government agencies, including the Continue Reading...
EEOC Updates (Anti-)Harassment Guidelines
It has been about a quarter century since the EEOC significantly revised their guidance documents regarding illegal harassment in the workplace. As the world has evolved in that time, the agency has added guidance documents for specific types of harassment or specific scenarios, resulting in a small constellation of related, but somewhat Continue Reading...