The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a new and somewhat confusing “notice of availability” in the Federal Register announcing that the agency is accepting public comment on its application, modification, update, and renewal processes for functional affirmative action plans (FAAPs). Although Continue Reading...
OFCCP Submits Revised FAAP Directive for Final Approval
Last September, OFCCP submitted a revised functional affirmative action program (FAAP) directive for public comment. This week, the agency submitted that revised FAAP directive to OMB for final approval with “no material changes” from what was proposed last year. FAAPs permit federal contractors to develop and implement AAPs that better align with Continue Reading...
Proposed Functional Affirmative Action Directive: A Follow-Up
On September 11, 2018, the OFCCP released its Proposed Directive with the intended purpose of reducing the burden for those who are developing, or wish to develop, Functional Affirmative Action Plans (FAAPS). Public comments on the proposed changes were solicited through November 13, 2018 and are now available for public perusal. Commenters[1] to Continue Reading...
Proposed New Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) Directive
The OFCCP has now released a total of seven (7) directives in 2018. With the intent of alleviating the gap between the agency’s enforcement and the federal contractors’ compliance obligations, the OFCCP held town hall and stakeholder meetings in the latter part of 2017 and in the first quarter of 2018. In those meetings, the OFCCP listened to, Continue Reading...
OMB Approves OFCCP’s New FAAP Directive
On December, 11, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OFCCP’s proposal to establish standard application procedures for contractors seeking to use Functional Affirmative Action Plans (FAAP). The approved OFCCP proposal revises Directive 296, issued by Patricia Shiu on June 14, 2011. According to the OFCCP, the newly approved Continue Reading...