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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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OFCCP SUBMITS 4212 REGULATIONS TO OMB

July 31, 2013
OFCCP has submitted the 4212 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 final and in place ---- OMB can now either approve...
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INITIAL EFFECTS OF DIRECTIVE 307 DURING OFCCP AUDITS

July 23, 2013

In light of the recent OFCCP Directive 307, DCI has noted trends during audit situations related to how OFCCP staff are interpreting and enforcing the directive.

In some Regional and District Offices, there are circumstances where compliance...

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Subgroup Analyses Under Directive 307: Awaiting an Update From OFCCP

July 23, 2013

Since its release in February 2013, Directive 307 has certainly been on the mind of federal contractors. This blog has covered a number of issues related to Directive 307 that may make proactive analyses of pay equity complicated. One such issue...

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OFCCP'S Disability and Protected Veteran Regulations: Are They Imminent?

July 10, 2013

In our last update on the proposed Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities regulations, we discussed the delayed publication of the final rules as compared to OFCCP’s planned release date of April 2013. The recently published Spring...

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Am I Underutilized?

July 09, 2013

Federal contractors covered under Executive Order (EO) 11246 are required to conduct several quantitative analyses as part of their affirmative action program (AAP). To determine in which job groups minorities and females are underutilized, 41...

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Interpreting Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

July 09, 2013
The federal contractor community has been anticipating a 2013 final rule updating affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations regarding individuals with disabilities. However, it may also be useful to think about what is currently required...
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Outreach to Veterans II: Become A Champion

June 18, 2013

In our first Outreach to Veterans blog, we focused on developing a veteran recruitment strategy that considered resources available to you and how to maximize them. In addition, tips and resources were provided to ramp up your outreach efforts. To...

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Implications of Veteran Preference in Hiring

June 18, 2013

In an effort to strengthen regulatory requirements related to veteran affirmative action and nondiscrimination, the OFCCP released in April 2011 a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of...

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An Imperfect Analysis: Promotions and Terminations

June 04, 2013

As a part of a complete proactive affirmative action program, it is a best practice to conduct disparity (a.k.a. adverse impact) analyses for promotions and terminations personnel activity. Conducting these analytics is not only important in regard...

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2010 CENSUS DATA: AN UPDATE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

May 21, 2013

Join us for a webinar to discuss OFCCP’s recent notice to federal contractors on the use of the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) EEO Tabulation in the development of their annual AAPs. OFCCP has informed federal contractors that the date...

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Compliance Assistance: Have No Fear

May 21, 2013

OFCCP recently reiterated that Federal contractors or subcontractors seeking compliance assistance from the OFCCP can do so without fear of retaliation, in the form of a compliance evaluation, as expressed in the OFCCP’s Non-Retaliation Policy for...

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