With the publishing of the new OFCCP regulations, compliance was a major focus of the DirectEmployers 2013 Annual Meeting & Conference. We knew our Members would arrive in San Diego with questions and concerns, and were prepared with a half day of general sessions...
As the March 24th deadline to become compliant with the new OFCCP regulations approaches, the federal contractor community is actively seeking advice and direction on how to do so. To help our Members easily transition into the new changes surrounding VEVRAA and...
I am very excited to be teaming with DirectEmployers, Bill Warren and Candee Chambers, DE’s new Vice President of Compliance & Partnerships, and to be writing my first column for you. This November column is the first of 8 columns on OFCCP compliance I will write...
Back in late April of 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). Then, in December, another NPRM was issued...
Just weeks after OFCCP Director, Patricia Shiu, warned of regulation changes soon to come during her prepared remarks at the ILG 2013 National Conference, the OFFCP is now releasing an updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM). Meant to provide direction and...
On July 3, 2013, the entirety of the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulatory agenda and regulatory plan statement was made available online at www.regulations.gov. Plans by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) are to publish their final...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This effort to educate the public about issues around disability and employment actually began in 1945 as a weeklong event, but eventually Congress extended it to a full month. For many companies, disability...
INDIANAPOLIS, September 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an effort to bridge the gap between employers and people with disabilities, the National Employer Technical Assistance Center (NETAC) for Employers on Employment of People with Disabilities has formed...
The Committee on Education and the Workforce recently submitted a letter to Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, requesting additional information around the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) December 9, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...