We have learned that OFCCP has posted a revised version of the most recent CSAL on its website. Approximately 84 entries have been modified so that some promotion focused reviews have been changed to establishment reviews and in at least one instance, an additional establishment review was added. Also, it is worth noting that OFCCP has not yet announced what it will be using as a scheduling letter for the new promotion and accommodation focused…

As reported in today’s Federal Register, OFCCP is seeking regulatory authority to: Require federal contractors to annually certify they have prepared AAPs via an online interface; and, Institute “a secure method” to electronically submit AAPs when contractors are scheduled for an audit. As we reported nearly a year ago, because OFCCP cannot conduct a compliance review of every federal contractor location every year, OFCCP wants an efficient alternative method to ensure all federal…

As anticipated, by perhaps earlier than expected, OFCCP has released the next round of anticipated audit.  The 2020 CSAL is included in OFCCP’s FOIA website.  The list has a total of 2,250 establishments and includes contractors selected for new accommodation and promotion focused reviews.  Institutions of higher education are also included in this list as OFCCP indicated they would be following release of the Educational Institutions Technical Assistance Guide.   There is a separate…

As it has done previously, OFCCP announced a three-month (August 27, 2020 to November 27, 2020) national interest exemption from AAP federal contractor obligations for “contracts entered into specifically to provide Hurricane Laura relief.”  The exemption relieves these contractors from the obligations to prepare written AAPs under Executive Order 11246, Section 503 and VEVRAA. What this means is that while a federal contract or subcontract to provide hurricane relief will not trigger the duty…

On Monday this week, OFCCP announced user-friendly updates to the National Pre-Award Registry and a new VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Database.  Both tools appear to make information access easier for federal contractors, as well as individuals with vision challenges. The Registry is a useful tool for contractors because it identifies contractor AAP locations that have successfully completed a compliance evaluation and are subject to the Agency’s 24-month audit grace period.  The Registry data is now…

As anticipated OFCCP has started scheduling VEVRAA Focused Reviews, the Agency announced today via e-mail. The announcement highlighted a number of VEVRAA resources available for contractors, including: OFCCP’s VEVRAA focused review landing page VEVRAA best practices  VEVRAA frequently asked questions OFCCP encourages contractors to contact them directly with questions either by calling OFCCP’s toll-free helpline at 1-800-397-6251 (TTY 1-877-889-5627) or visiting their website to submit a question. As an aside, and by…

In the next chapter of the EEO pay data collection story, the EEOC announced today it has contracted with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to conduct an independent assessment of the quality and utility of the EEO-1 Component 2 data for FY 2017 and 2018. This is not an unexpected move and in large part, anticipated, especially after remarks by Commissioner Victoria Lipnic and others after the…