People have been waiting for and wondering how the new administration will distinguish itself from the prior one with regard to affirmative action requirements for federal contractors, and we finally have more than a peek into what is to come from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The agency has issued two new Continue Reading...
New Veteran Hiring Benchmark Released
Federal contractors subject to VEVRAA AAP requirements for veterans are required to annually set a veteran hiring benchmark and have two options for doing so. They can either adopt the national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force as published on the OFCCP’s website, or engage in a five-factor analysis incorporating multiple data Continue Reading...
OFCCP’s AAP-VI Contractor Portal Now Open for Registration
The OFCCP has finally launched the new AAP Verification Initiative’s “Contractor Portal.” Sort of. As of February 1, 2022, contractors can now register in the Contractor Portal, the official name of the tool the OFCCP will use to collect information on contractors’ self-reported compliance status. The agency encourages contractors to register Continue Reading...
OFCCP Contractor Portal (AAP-VI) Update
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced today (December 2, 2021) more details surrounding the Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI), now referred to as the Contractor Portal. “Covered federal contractors and subcontractors (“contractors”) must use this portal to certify, on an annual basis, Continue Reading...
OFCCP Quietly Reverses Policy on EEO-1 Component 2 Data
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a notice in the Federal Register that the agency is reversing its position regarding EEO-1 “Component 2” compensation data. The OFCCP is announcing that the agency will now analyze the data to see if it can be used to “inform” enforcement and compliance efforts and/or to Continue Reading...
