Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new award program for federal contractors – the Excellence in Disability Inclusion (EDI) Award. About the Disability Inclusion (EDI) Award Established by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and...
Many of our Members are on calendar year Affirmative Action Programs. By now (hopefully), most of you have reviewed your 2018 data, and in some cases, you may be establishing your action-oriented programs for areas where you have placement goals. As you analyze what...
The following post is from a recent conversation I had with Candee Chambers, during which we discussed the importance of understanding the fundamentals of compliance as a recruiter, and what techniques recruiters can use to manage large applicant flows. Candee: John,...
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: Monday, May 2, 2016: EEOC ”Doubles Down” In Transgender Bathroom Debate With New...
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: January 4, 2016: REMINDER: A Week From Today, January 11, 2016, Is The Date OFCCP’s...
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: October 30, 2015: OFCCP Withdraws “Infographic” Which Had Caused Some Washington D.C....
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 21, 2015: OFCCP Published A New Supplement to the “EEO Is The Law...
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.
While OFCCP’s Final Rule (i.e. regulation) making discrimination based on “sexual orientation” (and “gender identity”) unlawful (what I will refer to below for brevity’s sake as the OFCCP’s LGBT[1] Rule”) include only three Affirmative Action requirements[2], the...