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EEOC Issues Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2019
On November 19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Agency Financial Report. FY 2019 ended on September 30, 2019. This report measures the agency's progress towards three objectives laid out in its Strategic Plan for...
OFCCP Issues Directive Regarding Employment of Military Spouses
On November 8, 2019, OFCCP issued Directive 2020-01, which is labelled "Spouses of Protected Veterans." The directive states that federal contractors and subcontractors must not discriminate against qualified individuals who are the spouses of protected veterans. The...
VEVRAA Focused Review List Released by OFCCP
OFCCP has released a list of organizations that should expect to undergo VEVRAA focused reviews. The list was released on Friday, November 8. The list includes 500 organizations from across the United States. VEVRAA (the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance...
EEOC Provides Status Report on Collection of Component 2 Data
On November 1st, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provided an update on its efforts to collect compensation data for calendar years 2017 and 2018. EEOC stated that as of November 1, 82.4% of eligible filers had completed submission of this data,...
EEOC Ordered to Continue Component 2 Data Collection
In response to a request by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the agency to continue collecting compensation data from eligible employers through January 31,...
OFCCP Announces Record Year for Monetary Settlements
On Friday, October 25, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced OFCCP’s final settlement numbers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (FY2019 ended on September 30, 2019). According to the news release, OFCCP obtained a record $40,569,816 in monetary settlements for...
OFCCP Seeks Changes to Self-ID Form for Disability
On October 3, OFCCP published a request for public comment on its proposed revisions to its self-identification form regarding disability status for applicants and employees. These comments were sought as part of the required renewal process from the Office of...
Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month by Creating Disability-Inclusive Workplaces
Each October, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). NDEAM celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates about the value of a workforce inclusive of their skills and...
EEOC Files Motion to Deem Collection of Component 2 Data Complete
On October 8, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a motion with the court asking permission to consider the collection of compensation data for Component 2 of the EEO-1 Report complete. It is now up to Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine if EEOC has...
Highlights from OFCCP’s Section 503 Focused Review Contractor Training Webinar
In the Spring of 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) selected 500 federal contractors to undergo Section 503 Focused Reviews. Section 503 Focused Reviews are a new type of audit for the agency that requires OFCCP to conduct a...