The OFCCP’s Contractor Portal remains open beyond the original June 30, 2022 deadline, the OFCCP announced on July 28. The Contractor Portal is a new OFCCP platform where covered federal contractors and subcontractors must certify, on an annual basis, whether they are meeting their requirement to develop and maintain annual Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs). Companies [...]
In June, the EEOC announced that they added a nonbinary “X” gender option on documents given to those filing a discrimination charge. The EEOC said “there is a growing recognition that presenting only male and female options does not reflect the full range of gender identities.” The EEOC updated the voluntary demographic questions relating to [...]
In April 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14025, affirming the Administration’s policy to encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining. The OFCCP sent a notice in June reminding federal contractors of the NLRA Rights posting requirement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13496, federal contractors are required to: Post the required employee notice conspicuously in and around [...]
The 2022 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) national hiring benchmark was recently updated on the VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Database. Effective March 31, 2022, the current national benchmark is 5.5%.
In May the OFCCP published a new CSAL for supply & service contractors. There are 400 federal contractors and subcontractors on this list. The CSAL is a courtesy notification to contractors selected for an OFCCP audit. OFCCP encourages contractors to take advantage of this notification to prepare and ensure they are in full compliance. To [...]