And other changes are afoot.
Michael Schloss has been named Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Mr. Schloss previously served as Director of the Office of...more
2/3/2025
/ Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EBSA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
DOL’s first step in the dismantling of EO 11246.
As we previously reported, President Trump has rescinded Executive Order 11246, which required federal contractors to comply with a vast regulatory scheme relating to...more
1/27/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246 in 1965. Since then, organizations doing business with the federal government had to affirmatively recruit women and minorities for employment and ensure employment...more
1/23/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Donald Trump ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Rescission ,
Title VII ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Don’t be late. Federal contractors with a contract worth $150,000 or more are required to file a VETS-4212 Report, which is due on September 30 of each year.
The VETS-4212 Report generally requires information about a...more
Expectations lowered yet again.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that the new annual hiring benchmark for protected veterans is 5.4 percent. Effective March 31, the benchmark dropped from 5.5...more
Constangy partners Cara Crotty and Lara de Leon presented a webinar on the importance of DEI and provided suggestions on what organizations can do to determine whether its efforts are fostering a diverse, equitable, and...more
Bad news for contractors.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is requesting comments on its proposed changes to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing – the documents that initiate a compliance...more
Reminder: Certify compliance by June 30.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has gone live today with its Contractor Portal. Contractors can immediately register and update information regarding their...more
OFCCP seeks approval of additional Scheduling Letters.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has requested the Office of Management and Budget to approve two new Scheduling Letters: one for promotion focused...more
The revised regulations cement the enforcement practices.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Final Rule implementing changes to its enforcement process. The changes apply to the regulations of all...more
11/9/2020
/ Discrimination ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Evidence ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Register ,
Final Rules ,
Notice of Violation ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
OFCCP updates annual hiring benchmark for protected veterans.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has posted the new hiring benchmark for protected veterans, which is 5.7 percent effective March 31, 2020...more
The OFCCP’s Scheduling Letters have been updated. But only slightly!
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ request to revise the Scheduling Letters that...more
OFCCP turns an eye to vets for Veterans Day.
On the Friday before Veterans Day, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs unleashed multiple initiatives focused on veterans. The OFCCP enforces the Vietnam Era...more
The changes aren’t as drastic as initially proposed!
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has submitted its proposed changes to the scheduling letters to the Office of Management and Budget for approval. ...more
The OFCCP makes more substantive updates to its website.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has added two new sets of Frequently Asked Questions to its website. The first addresses compliance checks, and...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget approve changes to the letters the agency uses to initiate compliance evaluations for supply and service contractors....more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has just announced that the hiring benchmark for protected veterans is 5.9 percent effective March 31. The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act requires federal...more
Following its recent Directive to develop a Contractor Recognition Program, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed to implement an Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award. This award would recognize...more
Mind your mailbox!
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs mailed 750 new Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters on September 7....more
How will employers fare under a Trump Administration? We’ve asked for comment from the thought leaders and heads of the practice areas that are likely to be affected the most.
Affirmative Action/OFCCP Compliance Will...more
11/10/2016
/ EEO-1 ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Section 503 ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
TRICARE ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour
For the past eight years, as President Obama was unable to push much of his legislative agenda through Congress, federal contractors have faced an onslaught of increasing regulatory burdens and an aggressive enforcement...more
11/10/2016
/ EEO-1 ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Section 503 ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
TRICARE ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the U.S. Department of Labor issued simultaneous proposals to implement President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The Executive Order, signed last July,...more
6/3/2015
/ Administrative Merits Determinations ,
Affirmative Action ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Popular ,
Public Disclosure ,
Subcontractors ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
As announced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the updated national percentage of veterans in the workforce is continuing to decline, now at 7 percent....more