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OFCCP Grants National Interest Exemption

August 28, 2020

Director Craig Leen of the OFCCP has published a memorandum granting a National Interest Exemption for hurricane-relief contracts. Effective August 27, 2020 through October 27, 2020, organizations entering into Federal contracts specifically to aid...

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DCI Principal Consultant Michael Aamodt Wins IPAC's Stephen E. Bemis Award

August 03, 2020

Congratulations to Michael Aamodt, DCI Principal Consultant and 2020 Winner of the Stephen E. Bemis Memorial Award!

This award, presented by IPAC, is intended to honor individuals (like the award’s namesake) who have made tangible contributions to...

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OFCCP Sends Reminder to Update Voluntary Self-ID of Disability Form

July 28, 2020
OFCCP has recently sent out a reminder to federal contractors and subcontractors to update the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305) into their applicant and HR systems and processes by August 4, 2020.
The Office of Management...
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EEOC Announces Study of Component 2 Data

July 17, 2020

EEOC announced Thursday, July 16, 2020, that they will fund a statistical study of the collected EEO-1 Component 2 data. The Commission voted unanimously that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on National...

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EEO-1 Notification: Updated Contact Information

July 10, 2020

EEOC sent email notifications to employers the week of July 6th, advising that changes have been made to the mailing address, telephone and fax numbers for EEOC. The notification also instructed employers to send all EEO-1 data collection inquiries,...

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Regulatory Agencies Announce Spring 2020 Agendas

July 08, 2020

Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their respective regulatory agendas for Spring 2020. The items on the agendas include rules in various stages of enactment, i.e. pre-rules,...

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VEVRAA Focused Reviews to Begin Soon

July 07, 2020

Many of you may remember that the OFCCP released a second, VEVRRA supplemental, CSAL list “in honor of Veteran’s Day” back on November 8, 2019. Until now, the list has remained dormant as the compliance officers continued to work on the original...

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Clarity for TRICARE Providers

July 06, 2020

OFCCP recently published a final rule and confirmed the agency does not have jurisdiction over TRICARE providers. TRICARE is a federal health care program for active and retired military personnel, their families, survivors and certain former...

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Breaking News: OMB Approves the Modified OFCCP Disability Self-ID Form

May 08, 2020

OFCCP provided notification today that the modified disability self-id collection form has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OFCCP hopes this streamlined form will increase the response rate of applicants and employees who...

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Breaking News: EEO-1 2021 deadline announced

May 07, 2020

On May 7, 2020, EEOCannounced in a Federal Register noticethat there will be no EEO-1 data collection in 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

This notice ispending approvalof the EEO-1 Component 1 information collection by the...

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OFCCP Announces New Compliance Assistance Directives

April 17, 2020

OFCCP announced three new directives today, Friday April 17, 2020. The Directives are designed to maximize the effectiveness of OFCCP’s compliance assistance resources, increase accountability, and resolve federal contractor compliance evaluations...

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Annual Hiring Benchmark for Veterans Now 5.7 Percent

April 14, 2020

Consistent with timing in previous years, OFCCP has recently updated the hiring benchmark for protected veterans.In annual affirmative action plans (AAPs), comparing the number of hires to a predetermined veteran benchmark is a required element of...

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