The OFCCP has just published a new “Corporate Scheduling Announcement List” (CSAL) for construction contractors, adding 400 more contractor establishments to the audit bingo ball hopper. The agency is still working off the 2020 construction CSAL, but according to the OFCCP’s published methodology, the various regional offices must exhaust the 2020 Continue Reading...
Your Audit Checklist, Part 1: The Pre-Submission To-Do List
Hearing that your company has been chosen for a U.S. Department of Labor compliance audit can put you on high alert. Knowing that you need to submit preliminary review items for that audit can create a pervasive sense of dread. You typically have about 30 days to button-down your affirmative action program (AAP), resulting in what often feels Continue Reading...
How to Be Ready for a DOL Compliance Audit
Embracing a robust DOL compliance audit process offers businesses unspeakable value, but the idea is daunting and often unfamiliar. It’s critically important to understand the basic elements of an audit before trying to adopt a process. Audits used to determine whether a company has an effective compliance program are somewhat of Continue Reading...
OFCCP COVID-19 “Exemption” Clarification
To be clear, the OFCCP is still open for business. The agency is still auditing and still expects contractors to complete, implement, and maintain their AAPs. BCGi has been getting several questions that appear to be prompted by incomplete and potentially misleading headlines regarding the OFCCP’s coronavirus relief exemption. The “exemption” Continue Reading...
OFCCP Requests Additional Compensation Information in Desk Audit Follow-Up
Since the announcement of Directive 307 there has been much speculation about how the OFCCP will audit compensation during a compliance evaluation. Nearly two months after the announcement (and a second wave of CSAL notifications) we are beginning to see some of the OFCCP’s direction through follow-up letters at the Desk Audit phase. In a recent Continue Reading...
