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Oct 05 2023
Affirmative ActionWage and Hour

Federal contractor minimum wage rises January 1, 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has raised the minimum wage for certain federal contracts related to services and construction (not supplies) as of January 1, 2024. The amount of the increase depends on when your organization’s covered federal contract was signed or modified. For federal contracts signed, renewed, or extended on or after January…

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Sep 07 2023
Affirmative ActionHarassment & Discrimination

OFCCP expands data requests in audit scheduling letter

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently expanded the data requests in its Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, the letter it sends to federal contractors requiring submission of data within 30 days to kick off an affirmative action audit. The letter applies to OFCCP compliance reviews scheduled on or after…

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Jul 20 2023
Affirmative Action

TikTok prohibited on devices used for work on federal contracts

In an interim rule that took effect immediately upon publication, new federal contracts will include a prohibition on having TikTok installed on any device used to fulfill the requirements of the contracts, including not only company-issued mobile devices but also employees’ personal mobile devices. The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National…

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Jul 20 2023
Affirmative ActionHarassment & Discrimination

Q&A: Federal contractors still subject to affirmative action duties

Question: Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional, what does this mean for the written affirmative action plans (AAPs) that we’re required to maintain as a federal contractor? Answer: From a legal standpoint, the decision has no impact on federal…

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Jun 01 2023
Affirmative ActionHarassment & DiscriminationHiring

OFCCP secures settlements from federal contractors in early 2023

During the first five months of 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced some interesting financial settlements with federal contractors, although none of the companies admitted liability. Ordinarily, OFCCP settlements occur as the result of randomly scheduled affirmative action audits (compliance reviews) of federal contractors with at least 50 employees and a…

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May 04 2023
Affirmative ActionDisability

Federal contractors must use new disability self-ID form by 7/25/23

Employers with federal contracts must begin using a revised version of the voluntary disability self-identification form for applicants and employees no later than July 25, 2023. The existing form has an expiration date of May 31, 2023, but the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) wanted to give employers 60 days’ notice of the…

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Feb 02 2023
Affirmative ActionHarassment & Discrimination

OFCCP releases new list of federal contractors it will audit

On January 20, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new list of federal contractors it intends to review in the coming months for affirmative action compliance. This Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) is a courtesy heads-up, showing which companies will be selected for random affirmative action audits. If you use…

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Dec 01 2022
Affirmative ActionHarassment & DiscriminationHiring

OFCCP kicks off 2023 fiscal year with settlements

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the following financial settlements with federal contractors, as the result of routine affirmative action audits. These are the first settlements to be announced during the agency’s 2023 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2022. In each case, the company signed a conciliation agreement with…

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Nov 03 2022
Affirmative ActionDisabilityHarassment & Discrimination

Q&A: Affirmative action ruling won’t affect federal contractors

Question: I understand the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to two universities’ race-based student admissions practices. If the Court strikes down these practices, how will it affect our affirmative action obligations as a federal contractor? Answer: It won’t, for many reasons. The universities’ alleged practices of considering race/ethnicity when selecting students for…

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Oct 20 2022
Affirmative ActionHarassment & Discrimination

Federal contractors settle significant OFCCP discrimination claims

Just in time before the close of the federal fiscal year on September 30, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) obtained a number of significant financial settlements with federal contractors. The OFCCP had selected these companies for routine audits of their affirmative action plans (AAPs) and found what it believed to be…

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Sep 15 2022
Affirmative Action

Federal contractors get portal to report construction subcontracts

Federal construction contractors now have a one-stop option to comply with their obligation to notify the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within 10 business days of awarding a subcontract worth more than $10,000 for work on a federal or federally assisted construction project. The OFCCP recently launched the Notification of Construction Contract Award…

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Sep 15 2022
Affirmative Action

OFCCP extends deadline to object to EEO-1 release to 10/19/22

On 9/15, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) extended the deadline from September 19, 2022, to October 19, 2022, for multi-location federal contractors to object to the release of their EEO-1 Reports to a news organization. As we previously reported, an investigative reporter has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for…

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