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OFCCP Proposes Changes to Complaint Forms

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing changes to the forms used to file complaints of employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. The proposed changes would remove...more

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OFCCP Takes Additional Steps to Unravel Key Affirmative Action Programs: A 5-Step Plan for Federal Contractors

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Federal contractors should stay tuned as the Trump administration continues to make big changes impacting contract compliance. Just yesterday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published proposed...more

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OFCCP Proposes Changes to Construction Contractor Scheduling Letter and Contract Award Notification Requirement Form

On February 26, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register, seeking to renew and make changes to its construction compliance review scheduling letter and...more

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Supreme Court Debates U.S. Government’s Race and Ethnicity Categories: What Employers Need to Know

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leaving employers to wrestle with the implications of the decision for various diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

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Collecting Data on Race and Ethnicity: White House Launches New Plan

The White House recently launched an effort to revise and update the statistical standards for race and ethnicity data collection across federal agencies with a stated goal of better reflecting the growing diversity of people...more

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OFCCP Proposes Supersizing Contractors’ Initial Audit Response

OFCCP is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reauthorize the supply and service program “compliance review scheduling letter” that provides federal contractors with notice of audit, and the “itemized...more

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An Analysis of the Auxin Petition and Commerce Investigation and Their Impact on the Solar Industry

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On February 8, 2022, Auxin Solar Inc. filed a petition requesting that the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiate a circumvention investigation into whether imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (CSPs)...more

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OFCCP Extends Comment Deadline For Annual AAP Certification Proposal

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OFCCP has published a notice in the Federal Register extending the public comment period on its proposal to require federal contractors to submit an annual certification of their AAP compliance. The new comment deadline is...more

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OFCCP Seeks to Impose New Certification Requirement on Contractors

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On September 14, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFFCP) requested approval from the Office of Management and Budget to require government contractors to certify on an annual basis that they are in...more

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OFCCP Announces Proposed Rule on Religious Exemption for Federal Contractors

On August 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on clarifying the civil rights protections for religious...more

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Two Department of Labor Agencies Announce Recent Developments: EEOC and OFCCP

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OFCCP Audit Scheduling Letters Available Online – On Friday, February 22, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it is on schedule to post its next set of Corporate Scheduling...more

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OFCCP Proposes New FAAP Directive

The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is seeking approval to change its Functional Affirmative Action Program (“FAAP”) requirements. The proposed directive, for which comments are due by November 13,...more

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OFCCP Seeking Comment On Contractor Disability Inclusion Recognition Program

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Appearing in today’s federal register is OFCCP’s request for comment on the proposed structure and details of the agency’s new Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award. The award- "will highlight successful practices and...more

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OFCCP’s Proposed Directive Encourages Contractors to Consider FAAPs as an Alternative to Establishment-Based AAPs

On September 11, 2018, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register and a draft of a revised directive to “establish policies and procedures for requesting and...more

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Here Are The Details On The OFCCP’s Proposal To Make The FAAP Approval Process Less Burdensome

As I reported last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has submitted proposed changes to the Office of Management and Budget regarding its functional affirmative action plan approval process. ...more

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A More Modern Approach to OFCCP's Functional Affirmative Action Programs?

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Generally, federal contractors must develop a written affirmative action program for every physical location with 50 or more employees....more

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OFCCP Proposes Changes for Contractors Using Functional Affirmative Action Programs

On September 11, 2018, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it has proposed changes regarding functional affirmative action programs (FAAPs). These changes would establish more relaxed...more

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EEOC Proposes Regulations Describing Federal Government’s Obligation to Engage in Affirmative Action for People with Disabilities

Commission Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule Implementing Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

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