On August 25, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published the final rule implementing Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces in the Federal Register. Although the final rule officially takes effect October 25, 2016, full implementation will be phased-in as detailed below. Contractor Disclosures: Phased-In [...]
Compliance Alert EEOC Announces Updated Proposed Revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Effective Date: March 31, 2018 proposed due date for the 2017 EEO-1 Reporting Cycle On July 13, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its revised proposal regarding Revisions to the EEO-1 Report in the Federal Register which took into [...]
Compliance Alert OFCCP Announces Final Sex Discrimination Rule Effective Date: August 15, 2016 On June 14, 2016, the Office of Federal Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published the final rule regarding its Sex Discrimination Guidelines in the Federal Register. Not substantially updated since 1970, the OFCCP intends for these updated guidelines to align with current law. [...]
On June 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its 2016 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) annual hiring benchmark for the employment of protected veterans by federal contractors and subcontractors. OFCCP’s annual benchmark is one of two types of benchmarks available to federal contractors [...]
In conjunction with National Disability Employment Awareness Month in September, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a short video designed to encourage applicants and employees to voluntarily self-identify disabilities. MALY’s recent Compliance Alert provides a summary of the video’s contents, as well as a link to the video. If you are a [...]