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OFCCP focus on Covered Veterans and Individuals

The OFCCP has a new Director, an increased budget and a renewed focus on enforcement of federal contractors’ affirmative action requirements for Covered Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. So, it's...

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DOL Strategic Plan FY 2011-2016 and the Role of the OFCCP

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2016. The plan is about workers, accountability and doing what works. The Plan includes the five following...

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OFCCP Deputy Director Statement to Congress: Priorities & Focus on Veterans

On September 29th, OFCCP Deputy Director Les Jin testified before a subcommittee focusing on federal contractors and subcontractors compliance and OFCCP enforcement of veterans regulations.The testimony began with an outline...

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OFCCP Regulatory Agenda Webchat Highlights

In December 2010, the OFCCP’s Fall 2010 regulatory agenda was published in the Federal Register and in an effort to promote contractor feedback, Patricia Shiu hosted a live webchat Friday,...

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5 Standards for an OFCCP Compliance Evaluation

  Introduction Under federal affirmative action regulations, federal contractors are required to conduct an annual self-evaluation of compensation with respect to gender, race, and ethnicity. Even though the self-evaluation is...

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Is GAO’s report on OFCCP’s Veteran Program a Ticking Time Bomb?

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the federal agency that provides objective, non-partisan information on government programs.  In 2016, GAO released a report outlining recommendations for updating the Office...

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February 26: Circa’s Week in Review

Related article: Circa's Week in Review: Celebrate Black History Month, OFCCP Religious Final Rule OFCCP Closes Contractor Portal, Customized Employment Video OFCCP announced the discontinuation of the Contractor Assistance Portal,...

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Diversity Recruiting

Related article: Recruitment Tips for Building a More Diverse Workplace The Equal Opportunity Employment regulations, or EEO, are a set of federal laws that prevent discrimination against job applicants on...

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Judge Orders EEO-1 Component 2 Portal To Close

The long national nightmare for many federal contractors and subcontractors is coming to an end - at least for now. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has ordered the EEO-1 Component 2...

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