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New VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Set at 5.5%

As expected, OFCCP has released an updated Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) benchmark effective March 31, 2022.

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Certification is Live for OFCCP's New Contractor Portal

By Amanda Bowman, Rosemary Cox, Bill Osterndorf On March 31, 2022, OFCCP opened the certification portion of the agency’s new Contractor Portal....

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OFCCP Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2023 Now Available

By Bill Osterndorf, Joanna Colosimo OFCCP has released its Congressional Budget Justification for the fiscal year (FY) 2023. It can be found in full...

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OFCCP Releases Directive 2022-02

By Joanna Colosimo, Bill Osterndorf On March 31, 2022, OFCCP released their second directive under the Biden administration, Directive 2022-02. This...

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Rising Accountability for Corporate Board Diversity

There is rising accountability regarding corporate board diversity, as evidenced by a rule Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted....

OFCCP Announces Proposal Policy on EO 11246 Religious Exemptions

OFCCP has announced a proposal to rescind the final rule “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious...

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OFCCP to Require Use of New Census Data

On Friday, September 3, OFCCP announced that it would require the use of new census data for affirmative action plans developed on or after January...

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OFCCP Releases New Scheduling List for Construction Contractors

On September 1, 2021, OFCCP published a new corporate scheduling announcement list (CSAL) for federal construction contractors and subcontractors....

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OFCCP Revisits Use of EEO-1 Pay Data

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a notice in the Federal Register stating that OFCCP plans to evaluate the 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 component 2 pay...

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OMB Approves OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface

On August 31, 2021 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface. The final...

Maya Raghu Joins OFCCP as Deputy Director for Policy

Maya Raghu has joined the U.S. Department of Labor’s OFCCP as the Deputy Director for Policy, effective July 19th, 2021.

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OFCCP Acknowledges Release of the 2014-2018 Census EEO Tabulation

Contractors are now able to use the updated labor force demographics with the most recent release of the 2014-2018 Census EEO Tabulation. While the...