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E.O. impacts government contractors, subcontractors and certain grant recipients and is to “combat offensive and Anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating”

OFCCP has published landing pages for Promotions Focused Reviews and Accommodations Focused Reviews to assist contractors prepare for these types of reviews recently identified in the CSAL list. Both pages provide an overview of each type of review, FAQs and best practice resources and have identified the following resources coming soon: (1) sample on-site guide and (2) sample focused review report. Currently, there are 500 contractors identified for future promotions and accommodations focused reviews.

Guidance adds 18 new questions and answers and provides links to two new agency resources

Financial Institutions covered by the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) with deposit insurance are required to comply with the Affirmative Action Program (AAP) obligations under Executive Order 11246, VEVRAA, and Section 503.

If your company has done any hiring since the pandemic began, I’m sure the process has looked different than it did in the past. Prior to COVID, many companies did in-person interviews with candidates before offering positions to them. With our “new normal”, in-person interviews may be conducted using the internet and a platform such as Zoom. However, some employers may have decided to move away from the concept of having to “see” an applicant altogether.

Summit will take place on Monday, September 14, 2020 and include breakout sessions with WHD, VETS, and OFCCP

If an employee or applicant identifies as non-binary or a gender other than male or female, they must be included in the AAP but can be excluded from any gender-based analyses

Exemption allows contractors to participate in emergency recovery efforts on an expedited basis

Ebel replaces Nicholas Inzeo who is retiring after being in the position for 17 years

The National Pre-Award Registry and VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Database have been updated