In August 2022, the OFCCP notified federal contractors of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for federal contractors’ EEO-1 reports. The request was for consolidated Type 2 (company-wide) EEO-1 data from years 2016-2020 for all federal contractors. Contractors were given the opportunity to object to having their EEO-1 reports released. The OFCCP released the [...]
The Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule implementing Executive Order 14026 “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The Final Rule raises the hourly minimum wage to $15 per hour for workers performing work on or in connection with a covered federal contract beginning January 30, 2022. The Final Rule also increases the [...]
The Department of Labor released a notice to all contractors on September 3, 2021 informing them that Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) that start on or after January 1, 2022 will be required by the OFCCP to utilize the new 2014-2018 EEO Tabulation (EEO Tab) to develop their AAPs. The 2014-2018 EEO Tab will replace the [...]
The OFCCP website has a new page that hints at the possibility and says “Coming Soon.”
On January 7, Biden nominated Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as the Secretary of Labor. If confirmed, Walsh would be the first union member to fill the role in almost 50 years. Walsh joined Laborer’s Union Local 223 as a tradesman at age 21, later becoming President of the Union. He rose to serve as the [...]