As noted by DCI, the Department of Labor’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal outlined initiatives and recommendations for merging the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by the end...
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As most of our blog readers are aware, the final FAR rule and DOL guidance was published in the Federal Register on August 25, 2016 implementing President Obama’s issued Executive Order 13673: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (FPSW). Although the goal...
Today, on the anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, President Obama will announce that the EEOC is proposing a pay equity report that will be added to the existing EEO-1 report. This proposed revision would require all employers with 100...
OFCCP Releases Final “Discrimination on the Basis of Sex” Regulations to OMB for Review and Approval
On October 29th, 2015 OFCCP sent its final Discrimination on the Basis of Sex regulations to OMB’s Office Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review and approval. (Note: This does not mean that they are final. All this means is that OFCCP...
In 2013, when the VEVRAA implementing regulations were revised, many contractors were confused by the “active duty wartime or campaign badge” category. The regulations define an “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” as a veteran who served...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is publishing a Final Rule that promotes pay transparency by prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against their employees or job...
The OFCCP has selected a new regional director for the Southeast Regional Office. Sam Maiden will be the new director of OFCCP’s Southeast Regional Office starting on December 14. Sam will lead a team of 108 staff working in the regional...
In 2011, the OFCCP proposed major changes to the current scheduling letter and itemized listing. After three years, the OFCCP has received approval from OMB to make some of the changes that were requested. These changes (especially the change to...
The US Department of Labor makes enforcement data collected by the OFCCP searchable to the public. Although the recent government shutdown has prevented the agency from updating the database to include settlements through the end of the federal...
After years in the making and much anticipation, the OFCCP released the Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM) to the public today. It is our understanding that the FCCM was released to OFCCP field staff for some time now and the national office...