Effective March 31, 2024, the VEVRAA hiring benchmark will be 5.2%. The new benchmark is 0.2% lower than the previous benchmark of 5.4% and continues the Agency’s trend of reducing the benchmark each year. Since it’s inception in 2014, the benchmark has steadily declined, never once being increased by the
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OFCCP Sets New VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark for 2024
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on March 28, 2024, that the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) national annual veteran hiring benchmark is 5.2 percent, beginning March 31, 2024.
OFCCP Soon To Open Portal for Certification of Compliance
Executive Summary: Yesterday (March 25, 2024), the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will begin accepting online submissions on April 1 from covered contractors to certify they have developed and maintained affirmative action programs (AAPs) for each establishment or functional unit. The deadline for certifying compliance this year is July 1, 2024.
OFCCP Contractor Portal to Open April 1
OFCCP has updated its Contractor Portal website with details for this year’s certification cycle.
Per the website
Beginning April 1, 2024, federal contractors will be able to certify the status of their AAPs for each establishment and/or functional/business unit, as applicable. The deadline for certifying compliance is July 1,
2024 OFCCP Certification Cycle Announced
In 2022 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began requiring that federal contractors and subcontractors subject to the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 annually certify that they are meeting their requirement to develop and maintain annual affirmative plans (AAPs). In rolling out this program, OFCCP warned
What You Need to Know About the OFCCP: Part 1 – 2023 Year in Review
In 2023, the OFCCP demonstrated renewed vigor in audits, recovering $17.3 million from federal contractors for alleged hiring and compensation discrimination. It also was a year of churn, challenge, and change.
OFCCP Proposes Changes to Construction Contractor Scheduling Letter and Contract Award Notification Requirement Form
On February 26, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register, seeking to renew and make changes to its construction compliance review scheduling letter and itemized listing, as well as the Construction Contract Award Notification Requirement Form (CC-314).
OFCCP Requests Comments on Monthly Employment Utilization Report on Construction Contractor Employees
On February 23, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register seeking to reinstate Form CC-257, the Monthly Employment Utilization Report, with changes.
OFCCP to Appeal Adverse EEO-1 Report Disclosure Order
As previously reported, in December 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) was ordered to release the EEO-1 reports of federal contractors it had withheld from production in response to the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the records.
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Federal Contractors Can Soon Anticipate Rules on Pay Transparency and Salary History for Applicants and Employees
On December 4, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council submitted a proposed rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. On January 11, 2024, OMB approved the proposal, thus clearing the way for the FAR Council
The Year Ahead 2024: AAP/OFCCP
Welcome to We get work™ and The Year Ahead 2024 podcast series. Covering workplace issues from both subject matter and industry perspectives, the 19 episodes in our series provide both big picture trends and detailed tactics that can help employers achieve their workplace ideal, while remaining real about regulations, compliance challenges, and more in 2024.
OFCCP Taps Ronald Sullivan as the New Southwest and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) Regional Director
Acting OFCCP Director Michelle Hodge announced the new Southwest and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) Regional Director selection in an “Acting Director’s Corner” message e-mailed to stakeholders on January 16, 2024.
The congratulatory announcement detailed now-Regional Director Sullivan’s more than 17-year tenure with OFCCP noting
[g]iven Ronny’s extensive OFCCP
OFCCP to Require Successor Employers to Offer Right of First Refusal to Predecessor Employees Under Service Contract Act
On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations requiring the so-called “nondisplacement” of workers performing work on contracts for the federal government under the Service Contract Act (SCA). These regulations implement Executive Order 14055, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,” President Biden signed on
Anti-Affirmative Action Organization Challenges Race Considerations in Military Academy Admissions
Continuing its efforts questioning the constitutionality of the use of race in higher education admissions, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) has filed a lawsuit in the District of Maryland against the U.S. Naval Academy on October 5, 2023. The lawsuit was filed just months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional similar programs on June 29, 2023.
Pro Bono Week Podcast – The Veterans Consortium
Littler has a partnership with a firm client through The Veterans Consortium that is focused on helping veterans. David Haase speaks with Littler attorneys Matthew Hank, Neil Alexander, Don Nguyen, Jake Thorn, and Director of The Veterans Consortium’s Discharge Upgrade Program Christie Bhageloe about the work they’ve done through the