OFCCP Week In Review: October 19, 2015

by DE Compliance News | Oct 19, 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: October 13, 2015: Hospira Signs $400,000 Conciliation Agreement (“CA”) With OFCCP To...

Open Your Eyes to the Talent Around You

by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 14, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance, Recruitment Marketing

Employers open to accommodating the needs of their workers often have very happy, loyal and productive employees. What company wouldn’t want this scenario? Surely all companies do, but it typically boils down to a lack of experience in working with individuals with...

OFCCP Posts Video Encouraging Self-Identification of Disability

by DirectEmployers Association | Oct 13, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts

In conjunction with the Department of Labor’s celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has posted a short video entitled Disability Inclusion Starts With You. This public service...

Making Disability Matter and Creating Inclusive Workplaces

by DirectEmployers Guest | Oct 13, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance, Partners

The following post was authored by Kathleen Lee and is being shared with permission from our partner, Cornell University’s Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) School. Every October, we are reminded of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the...

Mid-Year Review: OFCCP Audits and What to Expect

by DirectEmployers Guest | Oct 1, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance

The follow guest post comes to us from Lynn A. Clements Director, Regulatory Affairs at Berkshire Associates Inc. As the rest of the world slowed down for summer, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) activity appeared to be speeding up as the agency...

OFCCP Week In Review: September 28, 2015

by DE Compliance News | Sep 28, 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: September 21, 2015: OFCCP Published A New Supplement to the “EEO Is The Law...

Federal Contractor Compliance—OFCCP Enforcement Trends and How to Survive an Audit

by DirectEmployers Association | Sep 23, 2015 | Press Release

The following press release was authored by the Berkshire Associates Inc. and was originally posted on September 23, 2015. Beth Ronnenburg, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, President of Berkshire Associates will help attendees during a DirectEmployers’ webinar event understand Office...

OFCCP Week In Review: September 21, 2015

by DE Compliance News | Sep 21, 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: September 16, 2015: New Minimum Wage Set for Contractors in Effect as of January 1,...

OFCCP Compliance Tip: Electronic Form CC-305 (Disability Self-ID)

by DE Compliance News | Aug 31, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance

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...

OFCCP Compliance Tip: Implement and Monitor

by DirectEmployers Guest | Jun 27, 2015 | OFCCP Compliance

In addition to our Week In Review (WIR) and OFCCP Compliance Alerts, we recently added a subcategory called Compliance Tips. These posts are quick snippets of advice for federal contractors, provided by a variety of field experts. This tip comes from special guest...