A few years ago the OFCCP effectively closed the gap between “protected” and “non-protected” veterans by defining a term in the VEVRAA veteran categories more broadly than everyone thought. In doing so, the agency not only helped federal contractor employers with their “numbers,” but also their messaging, and simplified the veteran 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 Publishes Final Rule Regarding the Resolution of Potential Employment Discrimination Violations
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a final rule in the Federal Register codifying several existing procedures for resolving discrimination allegations. The new rule is complex and well worth the read for compliance practitioners and attorneys and is meant to “provide contractors with Continue Reading...
OFCCP Publishes Supplemental CSAL List With 500 VEVRAA Focused Reviews
The OFCCP has published a “supplemental” 2019 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) of federal contractor establishments that have been selected, but not yet scheduled for an audit. Historically, it has been typical for the agency to generate two audit lists per year, often with a larger “main” list from which the agency works the majority Continue Reading...
OFCCP Proposes to Collect Detailed Applicant- and Employee-Level Transaction and Compensation Data in 503 and VEVRAA Focused Reviews
Yesterday OFCCP Director Craig Leen and ODEP Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Sheehy participated in a National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) webinar entitled, “OFCCP and ODEP: Section 503 Compliance & Focused Reviews.” The presentation provided a road map of sorts for what OFCCP will be looking for in upcoming 503 (disability) focused Continue Reading...
