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OFCCP COURTESY NOTIFICATIONS RELEASE

February 04, 2014

DCI Consulting Group has been informed by a reliable source that the OFCCP courtesy notification (previously, the Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL)) will be released this week. This letter serves as an advanced courtesy to federal...

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COMING SOON: COURTESY NOTIFICATIONS

January 29, 2014
The OFCCP provides an advanced courtesy notification to those federal contractors and subcontractors that have an identified establishment(s) for a possible compliance evaluation. This advanced notice comes in the form of a courtesy letter,...
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The New and Improved Disability Self-Identification Form

January 29, 2014
Last week, we announced that the disability self-identification form had been approved by OMB, but was not yet available on the OFCCP website. This week, the form is up on the OFCCP website.

Now that everyone has had a chance to get a look at the...

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Two-Month Reminder: Getting Compliant With The New OFCCP Regulations

January 28, 2014

The new OFCCP regulations addressing affirmative action obligations for protected veterans (VEVRAA) and individuals with disabilities (Section 503) were published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2013 and will become effective in two months,...

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OFCCP’S REGULATORY AGENDA: WHAT WILL 2014 BRING?

January 28, 2014

[Editor's note: This blog entry was originally posted on December 17, 2013.]

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) semiannual regulatory agenda was released on November 26, 2013. With the year 2013 coming to an end, let’s take a look at what the OFCCP...

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The Long-Awaited Disability Self-Identification Form is Here!!

January 23, 2014

Contractors have been eagerly waiting for the final disability self-identification form, and now the wait is over! The form was approved by OMB yesterday, and is located here. As of this writing, the form does not yet appear on the OFCCP website.

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OFCCP NAMES JANETTE WIPPER TO DIRECT PACIFIC REGION

January 14, 2014

In an email sent on Janaury 13, 2014, OFCCP Director Pat Shiu announced Janette Wipper as the new Regional Director of the Pacific Region. Wipper will assume duties from Acting Regional Director Melissa Speer, who will remain the Regional Director...

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EEOC WRITES INFORMAL LETTER TO INMATE SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE

January 07, 2014

The informal letter (available here) is in response to a request for information from the EEOC about apprentice training programs and employment training for ex-offenders. The original request was written by an inmate scheduled to be released after...

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Employer Fails To Justify Rescinding Job Offer After Medical Exam

January 07, 2014

The case is LaFata v. Dearborn Heights School District No.7, decided by District Court Judge Patrick J. Duggan of the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division.

The facts of the case are that Adam LaFata, was working for the school district...

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Failure To Engage In Interactive Process Not Justified By “No Call, No Show” Policy

January 07, 2014

The case is Price v. Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth, decided by District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn of the Northern Division of New York.

The facts of the case are somewhat absurd. Price, an employee at the youth services center,...

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Use of 2010 Census Data in 2014

December 17, 2013

Earlier this year, OFCCP informed the contractor community that the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) EEO Tabulation must be used in affirmative action plans commencing on or after January 1, 2014. The EEO Tabulation was released by the ...

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OFCCP Enforcement: The Year 2013 in Review

December 17, 2013

The year 2013 has been anything but quiet on the OFCCP enforcement front for the federal contracting community. Contractors have certainly been kept on high alert over the past 12 months with the release of the final regulations for protected...

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