An infographic with the title, “Am I A Protected Veteran?” was jointly published by the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in August of this year.  ...read more >

It's crucial for federal contractors and subcontractors to capture the relevant employee data on protected veterans needed to put together the VETS-4212 Report now.  ...read more >

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a method for identifying the race and ethnicity of consumers when the data are not available. The CFPB requires this information in order to monitor lending patterns and ensure that lending institutions are complying with fair lending laws that prohibit Title VII discrimination.  ...read more >

Federal contractors selected for auditing by the OFCCP are notified via a Scheduling Letter and an Itemized Listing of the data, analyses and documents they must provide within 30 days. On October 1, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OFCCP’s new Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Compliance Check Letter. Federal contractors should familiarize themselves with these new requirements.   ...read more >

The Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report, VETS-4212, replaces the VETS 100 and VETS-100A reports.  Federal contractors now will provide more accurate data on the number of protected veterans in their workforce.   ...read more >

Federal contractors may soon be required to prepare and submit an Equal Pay Report on employee compensation to the OFCCP. What do contractors need to know about the new data requirements behind this proposed report?   ...read more >

The form federal contractors should use to gather data on employee disability status and measure progress in reaching the OFCCP’s aspirational utilization of 7% has been released.  ...read more >