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Important updates and expert insights on OFCCP regulations and affirmative action compliance.
OFCCP Director Will Be Leaving the Agency
On Monday, February 3, 2020, the White House released a news post regarding the current Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Craig Leen. The post stated that the President intends to appoint Mr. Leen to the position of Solicitor General for...
Portal Opening for 2019 EEO-1 Survey Delayed
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released an update regarding the portal for the 2019 EEO-1 survey. According to the announcement, The EEOC is currently in the process of seeking approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to collect the...
OFCCP Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Procedures to Resolve Potential Employment Discrimination
On December 30, 2019, OFCCP published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register. According to the notice, the agency seeks to: “codify procedures that the agency currently uses to resolve potential discrimination and other material...
OFCCP Releases Revisions to Federal Contract Compliance Manual
On December 30, 2019, OFCCP released its revised version of the Federal Contact Compliance Manual (FCCM). According to OFCCP, the FCCM "...provides guidance for OFCCP’s compliance officers (“COs”) in conducting compliance evaluations, complaint investigations and...
Low Veteran Unemployment Rate, OFCCP’s National Hiring Benchmark, and VEVRAA Focused Reviews
On December 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) announced the veteran unemployment rate in November of this year was 3.3 percent. As noted in VETS’ latest numbers release, the non-veteran unemployment rate...
OFCCP Will Not Use EEO-1 Report Component 2 Data
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it will not request, accept, or use data from Component 2 of the EEO-1 Report. According to its Notice published to the Federal Register, OFCCP "...does not expect to find significant utility in...
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,...