NEWS
OFCCP Sends Out Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters
For a number of years, OFCCP has issued letters to certain multi-facility employers advising them that one or more facilities would be underoing an affirmative action compliance review. These letters, called Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs), have generally been sent twice a year. While their use has been somewhat unpredictable, CSALs have been very helpful to large organizations that can use the CSAL list to plan for reviews.
It appears that OFCCP is currently in the process of sending out CSALs for the coming year. For anyone unfamiliar with a CSAL, the CSAL is NOT a formal letter opening a review (i.e. a "scheduling letter"). The CSAL is just a notification of likely review for one or more facilities. In past years, we've had clients who received a formal scheduling letter within days of receiving the CSAL, clients who receive a formal scheduling letter months later, and clients who never received a scheduling letter for a listed facility. Thus, while the CSAL is useful warning, in the past it has provided no timeline for review.
It should be noted that companies have received a CSAL, and have then had reviews at facilities other than those listed on the CSAL. OFCCP does not guarantee that the CSAL list is an exclusive list.
For more information on CSALs, see OFCCP's frequently asked questions on CSALs.