Contrary to what some may have heard, the OFCCP is not waiting on approval of their new, revised audit scheduling letter to initiate new audits from the most recent CSAL. In case you missed the news somehow, the OFCCP has issued a new “FY2023” Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) with 500 federal contractor establishments or functions Continue Reading...
OFCCP Proposing to Strip Federal Contractors of Complaint Notice Rights
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing to update its current discrimination complaint form and the complaint-filing process. The proposed changes seem innocuous enough on the surface but may run into legal challenges. The proposed changes to the complaint form itself are not particularly Continue Reading...
Summary of Proposed Changes to OFCCP Audit Letter
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register on Sunday, November 20, 2022 announcing major proposed changes to the agency’s standard audit scheduling letter. Not only does receipt of this letter signal the official start of a compliance review (“audit”), it also effectively serves as a Continue Reading...
The Long Awaited Updated “EEO is the Law” Poster is Here. Now What?
Applicants and employees of most private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions, employment agencies and labor organizations with 15 or more employees are protected under nondiscrimination and EEO laws. These organizations are required to have a notice available to applicants and employees regarding these rights. On Continue Reading...
FOIA Objection Deadline Extended to Saturday, October 19
As previously reported, the OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register alerting federal contractor employers who file annual EEO-1 reports that, unless sufficient objection is received by the agency, the data for the consolidated, “Type 2” reports will be released to an investigative journalist in response to a Freedom of Information Act Continue Reading...