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OFCCP Week In Review: June 20, 2016

by John C. Fox | Jun 20, 2016 | Week In Review (WIR)

Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announces its release of the Final “Discrimination on the Basis of Sex” Rule; VEVRAA “Benchmark for hiring” dropped to 6.9%; and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander Seeks To Block The EEOC’s Proposed EEO-1 Revision to Force Certain Employers To Report Pay Data – all part of this week’s Week-In-Review.

2016 Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 6.9 Percent

by DirectEmployers Association | Jun 15, 2016 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts

The United States Department of Labor just shared the following announcement: OFCCP has published the 2016 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Benchmark on its Web site based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on...

OFCCP Week In Review: April 25, 2016

by Candee Chambers | Apr 25, 2016 | Week In Review (WIR)

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: Thursday, April 21, 2016: DOL Investing $90M to Expand Apprenticeship Programs: The...

Women in the Labor Force and Companies Encouraging Them

by DirectEmployers Association | Mar 16, 2016 | Recruitment Marketing

Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate and honor the generations of women who have proved invaluable to society. Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Madeleine Abright and Sonia Sotomayor are just a few of the names that come to mind… but I also think about women in the...

OFCCP Week In Review: January 25, 2016

by Candee Chambers | Jan 25, 2016 | Week In Review (WIR)

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: Wednesday, January 20, 2016: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour...

OFCCP Week In Review: August 10, 2015

by John C. Fox | Aug 10, 2015 | Week In Review (WIR)

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 3, 2015: OFCCP released a new Outreach and Education Poster. The OFCCP,...

OFCCP Week In Review: February 27, 2015

by John C. Fox | Feb 27, 2015 | Week In Review (WIR)

The “OFCCP Week in Review” is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment published every Friday. Here are this week’s developments: February 25, 2015: The U.S. DOL Wage-Hour Division this day published a Final Rule...

WIOA and What It Means to Federal Contractors

by DirectEmployers Association | Sep 30, 2014 | Archive: Soapbox Holland, OFCCP Compliance

State Workforce Agencies Responding to the Needs of Employers Just like federal contractors, state workforce agencies have regulations and legislative orders. In fact, President Barack Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July...

VETS-4212 Final Rule Published in the Federal Register

by DirectEmployers Association | Sep 26, 2014 | OFCCP Compliance

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publishing of a Final Rule that reduces reporting requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors who hire and employ veterans under provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance...

DirectEmployers and Employment Law Expert John C. Fox to Host Listening Session with Director Patricia Shiu and Other Key OFCCP Figures

by DirectEmployers Association | Jan 16, 2014 | Press Release

DirectEmployers is offering assistance to the federal contractor community by way of a listening session that features OFCCP compliance experts, John C. Fox of Fox, Wang & Morgan, P.C. and the OFCCP’s Patricia Shiu Director; Debra Carr, Director, Division of...