Affirmative Action - OFCCP

Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a Directive officially establishing its five-year moratorium on enforcement of the affirmative action obligations of TRICARE subcontractors. The Directive states that within 30 business days of the effective dat

Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that the Annual National Percentage of Veterans in the Civilian Labor Force for the current year is 7.2 percent. The final regulations implementing the OFCCP's revised VEVRAA Rules had indicated that this amo

On March 28, 2014, the OFCCP withdrew its jurisdictional Complaint against Florida Hospital of Orlando after several years of litigation. OFCCP alleged it had jurisdiction to conduct an audit because the Hospital participated in the TRICARE program; the Hospital challenged the Agency's jurisdiction.

Executive Summary: Labor Secretary Perez has announced a five-year moratorium on enforcement "of the affirmative action obligations of all TRICARE providers," and has stated that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will administratively close any open and scheduled compliance

During a hearing conducted by the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Littler’s David Goldstein testified about the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) persistent attempts to assert jurisdiction over many healthcare providers based on TRICARE participation. TRICARE is th

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) likely will be sending out advanced courtesy notifications (formerly known as Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters or CSALs), to establishments that have been selected to undergo a compliance evaluation during the upcoming scheduling cy

On January 22, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OFCCP's disability status form, which will be used by federal contractors. Revised regulations under the Rehabilitation Act will require federal contractors to invite applicants and employees to voluntarily identify themselv

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the form that federal contractors, including healthcare providers the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) considers contractors based on their TRICARE participation, will be required to use to solicit information from applican

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released the revised self-identification form that government contractors are expected to use to comply with the new affirmative action regulations issued on September 24, 2013 for individuals with disabilities. The new regulations, effe

Executive Summary: The OFCCP has released its semiannual regulatory agenda, in which the agency discusses the issues it plans to address in 2014. According to the agenda, the OFCCP will be issuing proposed rules on pay data collection, revised sex discrimination guidelines, and updated affirmative a

The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss recent Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rules and other initiatives affecting federal contractors, subcontractors, and healthcare providers. Notably, the OFCCP recently issued its final revis

Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced final rules revising its Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Rehabilitation Act regulations. The rules will take effect 180 days after publication in the Federal Register.

The DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released an updated version of its Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM). Spanning more than 500 pages and eight chapters, the FCCM provides a general framework for how federal contractor compliance evaluations and complaint in

After briefly posting notices of the Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) on its website on July 18, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has now removed the posting. As noted in our July 19 Legal Alert, the OFCCP indicated that the release of the CSAL was accidenta

Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") has jurisdiction over three hospitals that provided medical services to federal employees who were members of an HMO, according to Judge Paul L. Friedman of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued a new round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs), which notify an establishment that it has been selected to undergo a compliance review during the next scheduling cycle. These letters are n

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it is rescinding its "Voluntary Guidelines" and "Compensation Standards," which the agency adopted in 2006 to evaluate pay discrimination claims against federal contractors. In their place, OFCCP has issued Policy Directive 30

The OFCCP recently published two notices announcing the rescission of certain agency directives that either contain outdated information or address issues that are addressed in other agency materials. The OFCCP maintains a Directive System as one means of distributing guidance to its staff members a

Frito-Lay Inc. has been involved in litigation with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) over the agency's ability to obtain data after the date of the compliance review scheduling letter. The Company prevailed before the ALJ but on May 8, the Administrative Review Board (ARB)