On June 7, 2024, OFCCP released its latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The list identifies 500 supply and service contractors and subcontractors selected for a Compliance Review (Establishment Review), Corporate Management Compliance Evaluation, Functional Affirmative Action Program Review, or University Review. Note that the list merely notifies contractors that
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DOL Announces Contractor Portal Will Open For AAP Certification On April 1
On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that its Contractor Portal will open to receive Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) certification submissions on April 1, 2024. Certifications must be made by July 1, 2024.
Since launching the Contractor Portal in 2022, OFCCP has required covered federal contractors…
OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Reported to Be Leaving Agency
According to reports, OFCCP Director Jenny R. Yang is expected to leave her position this week. Director Yang became OFCCP Director on January 20, 2021. At this time, it is not known who will replace her.
During her term, Director Yang has overseen several OFCCP developments, including:
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OFCCP to Reconsider Use of EEO -1 Component 2 Data
OFCCP announced on September 1, 2021 that it plans to rescind a November 2019 notice regarding EEO-1 Component 2 data. EEO-1 Component 2 data was required to be submitted in 2019, and consists of aggregated employee wage and hours worked data, categorized by EEO-1 classification, race, ethnicity, and sex. The…
DOL Issues Proposed Rule on Raising Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour for Federal Contractor Employees
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On July 21, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) to implement President Biden’s Executive Order (the “Order”) requiring an increase of the minimum wage for certain employees of covered federal contractors and subcontractors to $15.00 per hour – except for tipped…
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule “Clarifying” The Religious Entity Exemption
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On December 7, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued its final rule enhancing the religious exemption for federal government contractors already contained in its regulations (the “Rule”). The Rule, through the addition of definitions, adds detail to and arguably expands the…
OFCCP Will Not Use EEO-1 Component 2 Data In Audits
On November 22, 2019, OFCCP announced it will not “request, accept, or use” EEO-1 Component 2 pay and hours worked data from government contractors in connection with audits (or otherwise).
OFCCP explained that it will not request or use the data because it is “collected in a format that is…
Craig Leen Formally Named Director of OFCCP
The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has announced that Craig Leen has officially been named the Director of the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). Director Leen has served as Acting Director since the summer when then-Director Ondray Harris suddenly resigned. Since Director Leen began serving…
POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN – What Every Government Contractor Needs To Know
Once again, a government shutdown seems inevitable. During previous government shutdowns, government agencies and departments issued stop-work orders, grinding work on government projects and contracts to a halt. Contractors were then faced with the difficult task of remaining in compliance with their obligations to their employees while work and…
OFCCP Appoints New Director (Not Craig Leen)
Two weeks after reports emerged that a new director of the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) had been appointed, according to the OFCCP’s website, Ondray T. Harris has been appointed as the next director of the OFCCP. The OFCCP’s website lists former Acting Director Thomas Dowd as…