http://www.elinfonet.com/fedindex/1 Employment law articles discussing topics related to affirmative action. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:07:18 EST en-us http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6945 Article: 6945 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (“VETS”) is effectuating provisions requiring federal contractors to file new annual reports on their employment of covered military veterans. The VETS’ Final Rule, issued on May 19, 2008, implements amendments to the reporting requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act (“VEVRAA”), as required by the Job for Veterans Act of 2002 (“JVA”). Under the new regulations, employers with federal contracts of $100,000 or more entered into on or after December 1, 2003, must file the new VETS-100A report. Employers with federal contracts of $25,000 or more entered into before December 1, 2003, will continue to file VETS-100 reports. Moreover, despite numerous objections, contractors with both types of contracts must file both forms. This new rule will take effect on June 18, 2008. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6700 Article: 6700 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a final rule implementing the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA), which amended the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act (VEVRAA). The final rule implementing the JVA amendments went into effect on September 7, 2007. Covered contractors must use the new categories for covered veterans in affirmative action plans (AAPs) prepared after October 1, 2007. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6662 Article: 6662 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Both the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require a contractor code of business ethics and conduct and to require the display of federal agency office of inspector general fraud hotline posters. See 72 F.R. 65873 (2007). This new rule takes effect on December 24, 2007. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6648 Article: 6648 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Such is the problem with affirmative action plans – adverse impact reports evaluating applicants vs. hires are only as good as the underlying data that goes into them (i.e., garbage in, garbage out). As a result, federal contractors should “keep an eye on it” and devote the necessary time and resources to consistently monitor and clean-up their applicant flow log (AFL) databases. If they don’t, the result is a ticking data time bomb that can explode in a contractor’s face (or wallet) during an audit by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6615 Article: 6615 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Employers covered by federal, state, city, or county affirmative-action requirements must prepare a written affirmative-action program (AAP) and fulfill other applicable requirements. If a company fails to fulfill the requirements, it could lose a desired government contract. If the government contract already has been entered into, the governmental body could take action against the company to enforce compliance, including assessing fines. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6587 Article: 6587 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Firms that that do business with the federal government are subject to a variety of rules and regulations. Most notable among them, perhaps, is the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) - codified at Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations - containing the uniform policies and procedures for acquisitions by the U.S. Government. Although many agencies supplement the FAR with their own requirements, the FAR represents an effort by Congress to create a uniform framework for contracting with agencies of the Executive Branch. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6582 Article: 6582 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) More Firm clients received notifications of compliance reviews in 2007 than at any time during the Bush administration. While the focus of compliance reviews has shifted since the “Clinton OFCCP” revamped key components of affirmative action plans, OFCCP has continued to collect record amounts of back pay awards from government contractors. Thus, contractors should note several trends and developments in order to ensure compliance with Executive Order 11246. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6329 Article: 6329 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) On August 8, 2007, OFCCP published a final rule in the Federal Register implementing the amendments to the affirmative action provisions of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) that were made by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002 (JVA). http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=6030 Article: 6030 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The OFCCP has mailed a new batch of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters; is an audit around the corner for your company? http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?popID=5940 Article: 5940 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has confirmed what many federal government contractors and subcontractors have been finding out the hard way. In fiscal year 2006, the agency again set a record for the amount of money it recovered for alleged victims of discrimination.