The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has posted technical assistance guides for compliance requirements for federal supply and service contractors, federal construction contractors, and new federal contractors.

The technical assistance guides do not create new legal requirements or change current legal requirements; they provide tools for employers who may be receiving federal Read more

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has issued procedures for scheduling and conducting compliance evaluations of contractors receiving funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

According to OFCCP, it is required to conduct a full compliance evaluation, in Read more

Construction, supply, and service contractors receiving federal monies under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be subject to compliance audits, including affirmative action programs, according to plans submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Read more

Regional offices of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs have received the first list of supply and service contractor establishments for scheduling of compliance evaluations from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Read more

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has issued a new directive to establish field enforcement guidance for evaluating the use of race and ethnicity categories in the affirmative action programs prepared by federal contractors. Read more

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has unveiled two initiatives aimed at promoting the hiring of veterans and protecting the rights of applicants with disabilities: The Good Faith Initiative for Veterans Employment (G-FIVE) and ( Categories : OFCCP )

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has issued a policy directive for federal contractors on the use of electronic recordkeeping systems to comply with its record retention regulations. Read more

Federal contractors who utilized America’s Job Bank to fulfill their mandatory job posting requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act should retrieve those records now, advises the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Read more

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has added four new frequently asked questions to its website regarding review of contractor compensation practices. Read more

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has updated its Frequently Asked Questions webpage regarding the agency’s internet applicant regulations. Read more

Until the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issues its final rules, federal contractors may use the new EEO-1 Report form in preparing their affirmative action plans, the agency says.

OFCCP says it recognizes that contractors will need to begin collecting data under the new race and ethnicity Read more

Federal contractors who have been using America’s Job Bank to fulfill their job listing requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act are advised by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs that they will no longer be able to use the AJB as of July 1, ( Categories : OFCCP )

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