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| OFCCP Federal Contractor Documentation |
| In many OFCCP regions, federal contractors are now being required to provide documentation of outreach efforts for veterans and individuals with disabilities during compliance reviews. Failure to provide this documentation may lead to an administrative conciliation agreement. We currently advise clients to be pro-active in this outreach to fulfill OFCCP requirements. Examples of appropriate outreach defined by the OFCCP are:
Establish and document contacts with organizations for veterans and individuals with disabil...click here to read more |
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| OFCCP Sends First Round of CSALs |
| The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has recently released the first list of federal contractor establishments that may be selected for compliance reviews during Fiscal Year 2009 (10/1/2008-9/30/2009). The list includes approximately 2,500 contractor establishments.
Contractors with two or more establishments on the list can expect to receive a Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) that identifies the selected establishments. Although the CSAL does not mean those establishments will necessarily ...click here to read more |
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| OFCCP Offers Public Webinar |
| On September 10 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) offered a public webinar: "OFCCP: The Homestretch." The webinar highlighted some of OFCCP's recent accomplishments and discussed what federal contractors can expect from OFCCP during the rest of 2008. OFCCP’s Deputy Director, David Frank, and OFCCP’s Acting Division Director for Policy, Planning and Program Development, Sandra Dillon, led the webinar....click here to read more |
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| OFCCP Announces Two New Initiatives Promoting Hiring of Veterans and Applicants with Disabilities |
| The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has unveiled two initiatives aimed at promoting the hiring of veterans and protecting the rights of applicants with disabilities: The Good Faith Initiative for Veterans Employment (G-FIVE) and Ensuring the Accessibility of Online Application Systems.
The G-FIVE was created to address the employment challenges facing the veteran workforce today by recognizing federal contractors for their efforts in employing and advancing covered veterans,” said ...click here to read more |
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| DOL Issues VETS-100A Regulations |
| On May 19, the Veteran's Employment and Training Service within the Department of Labor published a Final Rule regarding the report on veteran employees that government contractors must file annually.
The new regulations relate only to contracts entered into or modified on or after December 1, 2003. Employers with at least one Federal contract or subcontract of $100,000 or more will be required to file the VETS-100A report each year. These contractors must immediately begin collecting the information that will be req...click here to read more |
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| HudsonMann Announces Annual Client Conference |
| HudsonMann is pleased to invite its clients to our Annual Client Conference on October 23rd and 24th, 2008. This year's conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Airport and Convention Center in North Charleston, SC.
Topics will include Affirmative Action compliance updates, Form I-9 and Employment Authorization updates, and FMLA.
Please click here for a copy of the announcement and for RSVP information....click here to read more |
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| OFCCP Produces Record Financial Remedies in 2007 |
| In Fiscal Year 2007, OFCCP enforcement efforts resulted in a record $51,680,950 in back pay and annualized salary and benefits for a record 22,251 American workers who had been subjected to unlawful employment discrimination. Of that record enforcement result, 98% was collected in cases of systemic discrimination – those involving a significant number of workers or applicants subjected to discrimination because of an unlawful employment practice or policy. The nearly $52 million reflects a 78% increase over financial remedies obtained in FY 200...click here to read more |
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| EEOC Releases Fact Sheet on Employment Tests and Selection Procedures |
| On December 3, 2007 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a fact sheet regarding employment tests and selection procedures. The document discusses the interaction between federal anti-discrimination laws and employment tests and other selection procedures for screening applicants and promoting employees. The document may be found at: www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/factemployment_procedures.html
The new fact sheet focuses on employer best practices for ensuring that all selection procedures are free of discrimination. It also dr...click here to read more |
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| USCIS Releases New Form I-9 |
| Beginning December 26, 2007, all employers must use the revised version of Form I-9. The new version was released on November 7 by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). All employers must complete a Form I-9 for every person they hire within the United States. The new form must be used for all new hires and any re-verifications beginning on the December effective date.
Employers are encouraged to start using the revised Form I-9 immediately. Both the revised form and the “Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completin...click here to read more |
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| OFCCP Releases New Round of Scheduling Letters |
| The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released the first round of scheduling letters for FY 2008 based on the first scheduling list of the year. Approximately 2500 facilities are included on the scheduling list. This includes facilities that have self-identified as Federal contractors or that have been identified as such by the OFCCP. A number of these establishments have been identified by the OFCCP as Federal contractors through the use of their Contracts First Initiative which includes reviewing external Federal c...click here to read more |
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