On November 6th 2019, OFCCP announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking intended to declare health care providers who solely receive TRICARE funds as sub-contractors exempt from OFCCP oversight under Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, Section 503 of the...
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In October, the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released, for the first time, a Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) to help educational institutions better understand their obligations under the equal employment opportunity...
Today, October 11, 2019, OFCCPreleased a new technical assistance guide for educational institutions with federal contracts.According to OFCCP, federal contractors will be able to use this new technical assistance guide as a self-assessment tool...
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued three reports since September 2016 that offer the OFCCP and EEOC recommendations for improving enforcement of equal employment opportunity policy.1 On September 19, 2019, the GAO...
OFCCP announced today a new feature to their Contractor Assistance Portal. Contractors can now participate in a chatroom where they can pose questions to each other, as well as like and comment on posts to the board. This feature will allow...
The September 30 deadline for filing EEO-1 Component 2 data is quickly approaching, and DCI continues to stay updated as more information rolls in. As of August 25, 2019, NORC has published several updates to their support page. Join Vinaya...
DCI Consulting representatives recently contacted the NORC helpdesk for guidance after being unable to view or download draft or final EEO-1 Component 2 reports in the NORC system. The helpdesk responded timely, but conveyed that the download of...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a new rule “clarifying” religious exemptions a contractor can be granted under the Executive Order 11246 contractual obligations. OFCCP cites the need for a proposed rule for...
OFCCP has recently revived its ombudsman program, which was last active during the George W. Bush administration.The revitalization of the ombuds service was first announced by OFCCP on September 19, 2018.It is designed to provide an impartial and...
On August 7, 2019, OFCCP held a VEVRAA/USERRA Town Hall at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. The Town Hall sessions are intended to provide a forum where the contractor community can pose questions toOFCCP officials, as well as interact...