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David Cohen, M.S.

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OFCCP and EEOC Merger: Not too likely

July 21, 2017

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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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces: How Fair Is It?

September 26, 2016

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...

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Obama to Announce Proposed Pay Equity Reporting Requirement

January 29, 2016

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...

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OFCCP Releases Final “Discrimination on the Basis of Sex” Regulations to OMB for Review and Approval

October 30, 2015

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...

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OFCCP Expands Definition of “Protected Veteran”

October 19, 2015

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...

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OFCCP Announces Final Rule to Promote Pay Transparency

September 10, 2015

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...

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NEW SOUTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR AND CORPORATE SCHEDULING ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS

November 14, 2014

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...

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OFCCP's Scheduling Letter to be Approved and Released September 30th

September 29, 2014

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...

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Buckle Up: OFCCP Continues to Press the Gas on Steering

June 19, 2014

As previously discussed in this blog, a recent trend in OFCCP audits is the focus on job assignment and/or steering. What is steering? Steering refers to a company practice where members of a protected class are disproportionately “steered” into a...

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OFCCP Financial Settlements: FY2013 Trends

October 29, 2013

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...

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OFCCP Releases Updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM)

August 23, 2013

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...

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OFCCP SUBMITS 503 REGULATIONS TODAY

July 31, 2013
Shortly after submitting the 4212 regulations, the OFCCP has submitted the 503 regulations to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today in final form. OMB has at least 60 days to review the regulations. This does not mean the regulations are...
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