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OFCCP Director Yang Shares Updates on CSAL and Agency Initiatives

By: Amanda Bowman The Institute for Workplace Equality (The Institute) Annual Summit opened with a Fireside chat between OFCCP Director Jenny Yang...

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EEOC Provides Guidance Regarding Late Filers for EEO-1 Reports

By: Bill Osterndorf The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided guidance for employers that may be late filers for their EEO-1...

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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...