The federal government has now revised its standards for collecting race and ethnicity information for just the second time since they were developed in 1977. The first, and still controversial revision came in 1997 when “Hispanic” was split out as an ethnicity and the federal government began asking about Hispanic ethnicity separately from Continue Reading...
OFCCP’s AAP Verification Interface Approved by OMB
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has finally approved the “Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface” (AAP-VI) for use by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In response to a critical 2016 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the OFCCP’s enforcement practices, the Continue Reading...
OMB Finally Approves New And Revised OFCCP Scheduling Letters
As we reported previously, the OFCCP submitted final revised scheduling letters for “regular” audits, compliance checks, and Section 503 (disability) focused reviews, along with a new scheduling letter for VEVRAA (veteran) focused reviews, to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval back in July, 2019. Nearly nine Continue Reading...
EEOC to Launch New “Guidance Portal” in Response to Executive Order 13891 – More to Come
The EEOC will publish a notice in tomorrow’s Federal Register announcing the launch of a new “searchable, indexed database containing all EEOC guidance documents currently in effect.” EEOC guidance documents have not historically been difficult to find, but this new, centralized database is in response to Executive Order 13891 issued by President Continue Reading...
NLRA Rights Poster Submitted to OMB for Re-Approval
The Department of Labor (DOL) has published notice in the Federal Register that the “NLRA Rights” poster has been submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and continued use without change. OMB is likely to approve the poster for another three-year period and, assuming they do, nothing will happen. Officially Continue Reading...
