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DOL Relaunches, Proposes Revisions to Affirmative Action Rules for Veterans and Disabled Workers

Haynes Boone on 8/1/2025

The Department of Labor (DOL) is taking steps to revise and relaunch its affirmative action requirements for veterans and people with disabilities. ...more

[Webinar] Affirmative Action Plans 101: Implementing for Success in 2024 - January 17th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

DCI Consulting on 1/3/2024

This exclusive, one-hour webinar will cover the fundamentals of affirmative action planning, legal requirements, practical strategies for effective implementation, and how federal contractors can set themselves up for success...more

Employers Have Until July 25, 2023 to Implement New OFCCP Disability Self-Identification Form

Littler on 4/27/2023

On April 25, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget approved the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) updated form prospective and current employees must use to voluntarily self-identify as an individual...more

[Webinar] OFCCP Documentation Best Practices - May 3rd, 9:00 am PT

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 3/9/2022

The OFCCP continues to focus heavily on documentation and record keeping in the hiring process during compliance reviews. Over the previous years, data violations quadrupled for VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

Fisher Phillips on 1/5/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

[Webinar] One Year into the Biden Administration: Trends in Federal Contractor Audits - January 11th, 9:00 am PT

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 1/4/2022

January 2021 marked the inauguration of President Biden as well as the appointment of Jenny Yang as the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program. This webinar session will cover trends seen by OFCCP...more

OFCCP Offers Compliance Guidance For Focused Reviews

Polsinelli on 6/13/2019

This year, OFCCP will for the first time be conducting focused reviews that hone in on contractors’ compliance with disability-related obligations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. ...more

DOL Seeks Approval of New Approach for Monitoring Construction Contractor Compliance with Affirmative Action Requirements

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/11/2019

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) recently requested approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a new approach to review federal construction contractors’...more

Section 503–Focused Review Letters Anticipated to Be Issued Soon

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/18/2019

In August 2018, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued Directive 2018-04, which notified contractors that it was “in the process of implementing a comprehensive initiative that seeks to ensure...more

What’s the Deal with Federal Contractors and the OFCCP? The Basics

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/2/2018

Any employer doing business with the federal government should be aware of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the various laws administered by this agency. In this podcast, Columbia shareholder...more

Disability inclusion award in the works for contractors

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/8/2018

Following its recent Directive to develop a Contractor Recognition Program, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed to implement an Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award. This award would recognize...more

You Might Be a Federal Government Contractor — Better Check Now

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/6/2018

If your company: sells goods or services to the federal government; or - sells goods or services to companies that use those goods or services in the products they sell to the federal government, you need to read this...more

Federal Contractors Must Update Disability Self-Identification Forms on February 1, 2017

Littler on 1/31/2017

Federal contractors subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are required to invite applicants for employment and new hires to identify themselves as individuals with disabilities. Covered contractors are...more

Blacklisting for Past Labor Violations -- Executive Order 13673

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2015

Officially known as “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” Executive Order 13673 now consists of proposed guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) and proposed regulations from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR). It...more

DOL Presents: The Ghost of Violations Past

Baker Donelson on 6/17/2015

On May 28, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed guidance for President Obama's infamous Executive Order 13673 – "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (the Order). Although the stated purpose of the Order is "to...more

D.C. Circuit Upholds OFCCP's Disability Affirmative Action Rules

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/12/2015

Last year, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued final regulations requiring that federal contractors subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act adopt new measures intended to...more

Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Alert: New Affirmative Action Requirements Concerning Persons with Disabilities

Snell & Wilmer on 12/6/2013

f you are a federal contractor or subcontractor that has, or should have, an existing affirmative action plan (AAP), you need to be aware of the upcoming Office of Federal Contract Compliance’s (OFCCP) final rules that take...more

OFCCP Posts Referral Sources For Disabled Individuals And Protected Veterans

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/5/2013

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a list of resources to assist federal contractors and subcontractors in conducting effective outreach and recruitment of individuals with disabilities...more

Federal Contractors Should be Planning Ahead for the New Section 503 and VEVRAA Rules

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/27/2013

On August 27, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued two Final Rules, making significant changes to the regulations implementing affirmative action under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more

OFCCP Places New Risks and Obligations on Contractors

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/19/2013

Lost among much of the other news of recent weeks, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has taken steps that will likely complicate the management of organizations that choose to do business with the...more

DOL’s Final Rule Designed to Increase Hiring and Employment

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 11/1/2013

Employers holding contracts with the federal government in excess of $10,000, as well as their subcontractors, should be aware of some important changes to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and...more

New Affirmative Action Rules for Federal Contractors

Miller & Martin PLLC on 9/12/2013

On August 27, the U.S. Department of Labor announced two significant final rules governing affirmative action. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) administers affirmative action requirements that...more

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