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,...
[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...
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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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...
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...
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,...
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...
The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on December 4, 2013 entitled "Examining Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs." The hearing was organized by the Subcommittee...
