The OFCCP has kicked off 2015 by fulfilling one of its promises: it has issued proposed rules intended to update its sex discrimination guidelines, which have not been updated since 1970. The OFCCP published the proposed rules in The Federal Register today. You can find the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) here. Federal contractors and…
Read More
Every year we like to provide you, our readers in the federal contracting community, with a year-in-review and look ahead to the coming year to ensure that you are aware of trends that could impact your business. Typically, that means reviewing the OFCCP’s stated goals against its actions and then make an educated projection of…
Read More
It’s all but official. Affirmative Action protections will now include sexual orientation and transgender status as protected classes. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has announced issuance of Final Rules in this regard, which will apply to federal contracts entered into or modified on or after the effective date of the Final Rule, which…
Read More
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is poised to mail out advanced courtesy notifications (known as Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters or CSALs), to federal contractor establishments that have been selected for a compliance evaluation during the next scheduling cycle. The CSALs are addressed to the “Human Resources Director” at the selected establishments. It…
Read More
In Part I we gained an overview of the changes to the OFCCP’s Scheduling Letter and the Itemized List. In this part we will discuss the changes related to compensation practices, and their likely impact, as they appear to be the changes posing the biggest concerns for contractors. A. Compensation Data: The new Item 19…
Read More
