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OFCCP COURTESY NOTIFICATIONS RELEASE

February 04, 2014

DCI Consulting Group has been informed by a reliable source that the OFCCP courtesy notification (previously, the Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL)) will be released this week. This letter serves as an advanced courtesy to federal...

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COMING SOON: COURTESY NOTIFICATIONS

January 29, 2014
The OFCCP provides an advanced courtesy notification to those federal contractors and subcontractors that have an identified establishment(s) for a possible compliance evaluation. This advanced notice comes in the form of a courtesy letter,...
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OFCCP’S REGULATORY AGENDA: WHAT WILL 2014 BRING?

January 28, 2014

[Editor's note: This blog entry was originally posted on December 17, 2013.]

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) semiannual regulatory agenda was released on November 26, 2013. With the year 2013 coming to an end, let’s take a look at what the OFCCP...

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OFCCP NAMES JANETTE WIPPER TO DIRECT PACIFIC REGION

January 14, 2014

In an email sent on Janaury 13, 2014, OFCCP Director Pat Shiu announced Janette Wipper as the new Regional Director of the Pacific Region. Wipper will assume duties from Acting Regional Director Melissa Speer, who will remain the Regional Director...

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Use of 2010 Census Data in 2014

December 17, 2013

Earlier this year, OFCCP informed the contractor community that the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) EEO Tabulation must be used in affirmative action plans commencing on or after January 1, 2014. The EEO Tabulation was released by the ...

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OFCCP Enforcement: The Year 2013 in Review

December 17, 2013

The year 2013 has been anything but quiet on the OFCCP enforcement front for the federal contracting community. Contractors have certainly been kept on high alert over the past 12 months with the release of the final regulations for protected...

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Recent OFCCP Audit Trends: Steering Cases

December 05, 2013
In light of the recent settlement with G&K, DCI is noting trends in current OFCCP audits related to personnel steering issues. G&K Services Co. settled claims of hiring discrimination with the OFCCP earlier this month, including $265,983 in back pay...
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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Recent OFCCP Actions

December 05, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on December 4, 2013 entitled "Examining Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs." The hearing was organized by the Subcommittee...

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503 and VEVRAA Audit Activity: New Regulations Overshadowing Current Regulations?

December 05, 2013
With the new 503 and VEVRAA regulations looming around the corner, we have recently experienced audits with an increased interest in the ‘raw’ data behind federal contractor’s outreach efforts. In fact, data requests are going beyond the narrative...
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New OFCCP FAQS on Section 503 and VEVRAA Rules Answer—and Raise—Implementation Questions

December 05, 2013

OFCCP recently posted (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/faqs/section-503 and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/faqs/vevraa) additional guidance for contractors regarding the implementation of new final rules describing obligations for affirmative...

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OFCCP Disability Self-Identification Form: A Work in Progress

December 05, 2013

As the effective date of the OFCCP Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations grows closer, federal contractors should begin preparing their personnel processes and data tracking systems to accommodate the new requirements for the solicitation of disability...

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Will Your Method of Identifying Underutilization be Accepted by the OFCCP?

October 29, 2013

As shared in an earlier blog, the OFCCP released an updated Federal Contractor Compliance Manual (FCCM) in August 2013. The FCCM does not create new law, but is the operating manual that compliance officers will use throughout the compliance...

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