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OFCCP Lowers Veteran Hiring Benchmark to 5.7% Effective 03/31/2020

April 16, 2020 By Matt Nusbaum

Effective March 31, 2020, the national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force, as published on the OFCCP website, is now 5.7%.

If your organization adopts the national percentage as the annual protected veteran benchmark, and your AAP start date is on or after March 31, you should use the 5.7% figure.

Although the OFCCP’s guidance here has been spotty and often less than clear, the agency expects contractors to adopt the “current” percentage as of the AAP start date. If the agency reports a lowering (or raising) of the national percentage during the course of a contractor’s AAP cycle, the OFCCP does not expect contractors to change the benchmark adopted at the start of the AAP year. However, the OFCCP’s regulations do not actually prohibit that.

So, if your AAP cycle started before March 31, the OFCCP would expect you to have adopted the percentage that was “current” at the start of your cycle, 5.9%, and to maintain that benchmark until the start of your next AAP cycle, despite the fact that during the year the percentage dropped 0.2%.

For a more detailed discussion of the protected veteran hiring benchmark, see the free BCGi encyclopedia article on Section 503 and VEVRAA Affirmative Action Program Requirements.

VEVRAA and Section 503 Compliance Resources

March 25, 2014 By editor

VEVRAA and Section 503 Compliance Resources on BCGi

Available on BCGi

There’s a lot to know when complying with the new VEVRAA and 503 regulation changes (effective March 24, 2014).

With this in mind, we’ve compiled a one-stop resource with the information you need, including:

  • a checklist (an overview and detailed summary of what you need),
  • a copy of the Support Packet BCG provides our clients assisting them with the regulation changes,
  • Veteran’s and Disability Self-ID forms,
  • and a recording of a presentation given by BCG Executive Vice President, Patrick Nooren, PhD, on the regulation changes.

Biddle Consulting GroupGo to www.bcginstitute.org/?page=vevraasection503 now
for your VEVRAA and Section 503 compliance resources.

Disability and Veterans Community Resources Directory

March 21, 2014 By editor

Resource for Recruiting Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

The OFCCP has a new database to help contractors find qualified veterans and workers with disabilities.

To access the new recruitment directory, visit www.dol-esa.gov/errd/resources.html.

OFCCP Recruitment Directory

 

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