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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Department of Labor Announces Annual HIRE Vets Award Cycle

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On February 13, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the opening of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award cycle. This award is the only federal award recognizing employers for investing in recruiting, employing and retaining...more

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The Trump Administration intends to take a hard look at private sector DEI policies, with investigations possible. Is your company...

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Shortly after aggressively terminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) policies that applied to the federal workforce, the Trump Administration turned its attention outward to the private sector. President Trump’s...more

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Major Change to Federal Contractors’ Affirmative Action Requirements

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On Tuesday, President Trump radically changed the legal landscape for federal contractors when he revoked an executive order that had been in effect for nearly 60 years. Executive Order 11246, issued by President Johnson in...more

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10 Reasons to Hire Veterans

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Veterans Day is an ideal time to recognize the value and contributions veterans bring to the workforce. Veterans possess a wide range of skills, disciplines, and perspectives that can benefit any organization and industry. ...more

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OFCCP Encourages Contractors to Use Apprenticeship Programs to Hire Veterans

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On July 31, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released new guidance encouraging federal contractors to implement apprenticeship programs to “attract and retain” United States military veterans...more

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New Veterans’ Hiring Benchmark Takes Effect: Federal Contractor Agency Makes a Nominal Decrease for 2024

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The agency that oversees affirmative action obligations for federal contractors just released its 2024 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark. Effective March 31, the new benchmark is...more

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OFCCP Releases Updated Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark

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Effective March 31, 2024, the VEVRAA hiring benchmark will be 5.2%. The new benchmark is 0.2% lower than the previous benchmark of 5.4% and continues the Agency’s trend of reducing the benchmark each year. Since it’s...more

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[Webinar] Affirmative Action Plans 101: Implementing for Success in 2024 - January 17th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

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This exclusive, one-hour webinar will cover the fundamentals of affirmative action planning, legal requirements, practical strategies for effective implementation, and how federal contractors can set themselves up for success...more

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OFCCP Identifies 250 Federal and Federally Assisted Construction Contractors for Compliance Reviews

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On June 5, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its FY 2023 Construction Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The CSAL includes 250 employers that OFCCP has identified as...more

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Rulings Expected Soon on Supreme Court Harvard and UNC Cases That Address Race-Conscious Policies in College Admissions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies have been following with interest the Harvard and UNC cases that address affirmative action in the context of higher education. Both cases were argued before the Supreme Court on October 31, 2022...more

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Just In: Federal Contractor Agency Slightly Decreases Veterans’ Hiring Benchmark for 2023

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The agency that oversees affirmative action obligations for federal contractors just released its 2023 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark. Effective March 31, the new benchmark is...more

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OFCCP Contractor Portal Open Until June 29, 2023

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) Contactor Portal is now open until June 29, 2023. Federal contractors and subcontractors (contractors) must certify, on an annual basis, whether they are...more

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OFCCP Updates Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act Hiring Benchmark

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OFCCP has once again updated the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark. Effective March 31, 2023, the new veteran hiring benchmark (the percentage of total hires who are protected...more

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Veteran hiring benchmark drops

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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

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OFCCP Proposed Scheduling Letter Series Part 2/5: Reviewing “Campus-Like Settings”

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There are many proposed revisions in the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) scheduling letter and itemized listing that was released on November 20, 2022. One of the proposed revisions to the scheduling...more

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OFCCP Proposes Burdensome Changes to its Compliance Review Scheduling Letter

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Executive Summary: Just two days before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a proposed scheduling letter and itemized listing seeking a number of additional documents...more

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Construction Contractors Seeking to Take Advantage of Infrastructure Bill: Beware of Federal Compliance Obligations

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Construction contractors are scrambling to secure contracts funded by the $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021. Although lucrative, those contracts come with extensive obligations and...more

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New Veteran Hiring Benchmark Released

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As it has done annually since its inception, OFCCP has released a new veteran hiring benchmark. Effective March 31, 2022 the new veteran hiring benchmark (the percentage of total hires who are protected veterans that the...more

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OFCCP Releases 2022 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has released its 2022 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”) benchmark. Effective March 31, 2022, the new benchmark is 5.5%, a slight decrease...more

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OFCCP Publishes Slightly Lower VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark for 2022

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released its 2022 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark. The new benchmark, effective March 31, 2022, is 5.5 percent, a...more

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[Webinar] OFCCP Documentation Best Practices - May 3rd, 9:00 am PT

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The OFCCP continues to focus heavily on documentation and record keeping in the hiring process during compliance reviews. Over the previous years, data violations quadrupled for VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more

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[Webinar] One Year into the Biden Administration: Trends in Federal Contractor Audits - January 11th, 9:00 am PT

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January 2021 marked the inauguration of President Biden as well as the appointment of Jenny Yang as the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program. This webinar session will cover trends seen by OFCCP...more

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Down the Rabbit Hole: A Trip through the OFCCP’s New Contractor Portal

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On December 2, 2021 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued an announcement introducing its new contractor portal.  OFCCP describes the portal as a “platform where covered contractors must certify...more

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For the Seventh Year in a Row, OFCCP Lowers VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark

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On March 30, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark for 2021 would be 5.6 percent. This is a 0.1...more

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OFCCP Announces 2021 Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark

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On March 30, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it was lowering the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark again this year.  Effective March...more

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