The U.S. Department of Labor is planning to impose new “affirmative action” requirements on employers, requiring them to develop “plans” to address workplace safety, equal employment opportunity, and wage and hour/employee classification issues.
For the most part, these requirements – called “Plan/Prevent/Protect” – will not be limited to federal contractors but, rather, will apply to all employers covered by the relevant laws.
The proposed changes are dramatic, and shift from what the DOL calls “catch me if you can” (in other words, employer is presumed compliant unless the government is given reason to believe otherwise) to “Plan/Prevent/Protect” (in other words, employer is presumed guilty unless it can prove otherwise). “[E]mployers and other regulated entities will be asked to assemble plans, create processes, and designate people charged with achieving compliance,” says the DOL, and “compliance will be non-negotiable ....” (Emphasis added.)
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