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OFCCP Launches Learning Institute for Contractors
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has launched the first ever online Contractor Compliance Institute (CCI). The Contractor Compliance Institute (CCI) is an interactive learning management system designed to educate employers with federal contracts and subcontracts on how to comply with the OFCCP’s Equal Employment Opportunity regulations, cites an OFCCP…
Read MoreOFCCP Reinforces Commitment to Transparency
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released revisions to its Federal Contract Compliance Manual. The manual provides guidance for OFCCP’s compliance officers in conducting compliance evaluations, complaint investigations and providing federal contractors with compliance assistance, according to the update alert. The updates made to the manual include: ● Revisions…
Read MoreOFCCP Seeks Comments on Proposed Compliance Evaluation Procedure Rule
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is seeking feedback on a proposed rule that will make clear the agency’s procedures during compliance evaluations. The rule will provide federal contractors and subcontractors with greater certainty about the procedures that OFCCP follows during compliance evaluations to resolve employment discrimination and other material violations. The rule…
Read MoreOFCCP Issues New Compliance Assistance Guides
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued new compliance assistance guides for contractors. OFCCP at a Glance provides contractors with a description of the work the agency performs as well as the different responsibilities contractors need to comply with. Contractors unsure of what to expect when working with…
Read MoreOFCCP Issues Revised FAAP Directive
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a revision to Directive 2013-01 to establish policies and procedures for requesting and maintaining Functional Affirmative Action Programs (FAAPs). FAAPs were introduced by OFCCP to provide contractors the ability to develop Affirmative Action Programs for a business unit as an alternative…
Read MoreOFCCP Elects Ombudsman and Launches Contractor Assistance Portal
The latest announcements from the U.S. Deapartment of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continue its efforts to improve transparency and services to federal contractors required to comply with federal regulations. The OFCCP filled the position of Ombudsman that it announced in September 2018. The new ombudsman service was created in an effort…
Read MoreOFCCP Initiates a New Voluntary Compliance Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued Directive 2019-04, initiating a Voluntary Enterprise-wide Review Program (VERP) aimed at blending the OFCCP’s compliance evaluation and assistance activities with federal contractors’ own corporate compliance programs. The reward for voluntary participation is that VERP contractors will be excluded from the pool…
Read MoreOFCCP Mailing Notices of Compliance Reviews for 2018 [UPDATE]
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has now mailed 1,750 corporate scheduling announcement letters (CSALs) to federal contractors and subcontractors for FY 2018. The CSALs are being sent to service and supply contractors this month to provide them with advance notice that they may be selected for an OFCCP compliance review. OFCCP mails…
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