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OFCCP Creates Infographic to Explain Its Jurisdictional Thresholds
As a part of its ongoing outreach and education efforts, OFCCP developed a new “Jurisdictional Thresholds” infographic. The infographic helps employers, employees, and other interested parties easily determine when OFCCP’s Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act regulations apply to companies doing business with the federal government.
OFCCP Week In Review: September 14, 2015
The “OFCCP Week in Review” is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment published every Monday. Here are this week’s developments: September 1, 2015: President Obama Issued Executive Order 13706 Requiring Federal...
OFCCP Announces Final Rule to Promote Pay Transparency
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is publishing a Final Rule that promotes pay transparency by prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against their employees or job applicants for...
Redeem Your Lunch Hour
At some point during your work day (especially if you’re in a more traditional 9-to-5 setting), you’re going to take a break to eat. You have this chunk of time in the middle of your day called “lunch hour”… so how can you make the most of it? Sure, you need to eat. That’s a given. But that lunch hour can be used for so much more too.
OFCCP Week In Review: September 8, 2015
The “OFCCP Week in Review” is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment published every Monday. Here are this week’s developments: August 27, 2015: Browning-Ferris Industries (“BFI”) of California, Inc. et al, and...
Labor Day is About You
We celebrate Boss’ Day and Administrative Professionals Day, but what about YOUR day? Did you know that Labor Day was instituted to celebrate YOU? According to the United States Department of Labor, “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor...
OFCCP Posts New Infographic to Help Veterans Determine Their Status Under VEVRAA
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), in response to requests from the veteran community, developed an “Am I a Protected Veteran?” infographic.
OFCCP Compliance Tip: Electronic Form CC-305 (Disability Self-ID)
In addition to our Week In Review (WIR) and OFCCP Compliance Alerts, we like to provide Compliance Tips. These posts are quick snippets of advice for federal contractors, provided by a variety of field experts. This tip is actually the result of a meeting between the...
EEO-1 Report Changes Catch Employers by Surprise!
The following post was authored by Cindy Karrow, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Senior Consultant at Berkshire Associates Inc. The Joint Reporting Committee opened the EEO-1 website for 2015 reporting earlier this week. Many employers were surprised to learn there were changes made...
Changes to Filing EEO-1 Reports
EEOC has made changes to the process for filing EEO-1 Reports for 2015. These two paragraphs, below, from EEOC’s website will summarize the results: (1) You must get your passwords online - instructions are below; (2) companies cannot include multiple records with...
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