OFCCP Selects 2000 Federal Contractor Establishments for Investigation

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) on November 20, 2024. The CSAL is a courtesy notification for contractors that they will be subject to a compliance evaluation shortly. The new CSAL includes 2000 compliance evaluations including: The unprecedented size of the scheduling list coupled with the … Read More

OFCCP Issues New Scheduling List

Tips for Being Audit Ready in 30 Days The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new Supply & Service Scheduling List (CSAL) on June 7, 2024. The CSAL is a courtesy notification for contractors that they will be subject to a compliance evaluation shortly. The new CSAL includes 500 compliance evaluations including: … Read More

OFCCP Contractor Certification Deadline Fast Approaching

The deadline for certifying compliance in the Contractor Portal is July 1, 2024.  Contractors that have not yet certified should plan to do so as soon as possible.  Additionally, employers who were previously, but are not currently, contractors required to develop AAPs are advised to change the status of all establishments or functional units to “closed” in … Read More

2023 EEO-1 Filing Deadline June 4

The June 4 deadline to file the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 report is just around the corner.  Employers required to file the EEO-1 should take this obligation seriously. The EEOC recently initiated litigation against 15 employers who failed to file 2022 EEO-1 reports. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that … Read More

Department of Labor Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

In response to President Biden’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued guidance documents on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Wage … Read More

OFCCP Contractor Certification Portal Launched on April 1, 2024

The Office of Federal Contract compliance Programs (OFCCP) Contractor Portal opened on April 1, 2024. Contractors must certify compliance no later than July 1, 2024. OFCCP implemented the annual certification process for Federal prime and subcontractors in 2022.  When certifying, contractors are affirming that they are in full compliance with OFCCP’s regulations. For the past two … Read More

Senator Sanders Strikes Again

In his 2016 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Sanders led the Fight for $15 to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.  He failed on the federal level but succeeded in sparking reforms on the state and local levels that have seen minimum wage laws in several jurisdictions meet or exceed … Read More