On July 26, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published Directive (DIR) 2024-01, containing a mechanism for conciliating issues found by OFCCP during compliance evaluations through expedited...more
On August 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-approved, revised Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and...more
How does the Supreme Court of the United States’ ban on affirmative action in higher education affect government contractors? In short—it doesn’t. Covered federal contractors and subcontractors must continue to comply with...more
7/31/2023
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Data Collection ,
Diversity ,
EEO ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Voluntary Self-Audit
On March 20, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it will open its online Contractor Portal tool on March 31, 2023, for federal contractors and subcontractors to certify their...more
In the first internal agency directive during Jenny Yang’s tenure as director, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued Directive 2022-01, entitled “Pay Equity Audits” on March 15, 2021.
OFCCP’s...more
AAP Verification Is a Go: At long last, on August 31, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the new system that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) developed for federal contractors...more
On July 1, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL identifying 750 Supply and Service establishment-based full compliance evaluations,...more
Despite a global pandemic, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) kept an unrelenting pace of activity in 2020. Below are the highlights from the year, and a summary of what federal contractors and...more
2/1/2021
/ Affirmative Action ,
Compliance ,
Conciliation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CSALs ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Disability ,
Federal Contractors ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Race Relations ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
TRICARE ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On August 2, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the release of its new compliance assistance guides. Among the new guides are...more
8/5/2019
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Construction Industry ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Contractors ,
New Guidance ,
Notice Requirements ,
OFCCP ,
Posting Requirements ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retention Funds ,
Subcontractors ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has begun sending Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) to federal contractors, giving them a “heads-up” warning of a possible compliance review or audit...more