Compliance Stuff

  On January 21, 2025, the White House and President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order: “ Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity ”, which revoked Executive Order 11246. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors   may   continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025.   The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall immediately cease: Promoting “diversity”. Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking “affirmative action”; and Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin. It is important to note that requirements under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 793, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), 38 U.S.C. 4212, both enforced by OFCCP, are statutory and  remain in effect . Addit...

It may be important for victims of a disaster to  reconstruct their tax and financial records  to help prove and document their losses so they can get federal assistance or insurance reimbursement. Below are some tips to help people reconstruct important records they may need as they begin to recover and rebuild. Tax records Taxpayers can get free tax return transcripts immediately using  Get Transcript  on IRS.gov. If they don’t have internet access, taxpayers can order transcripts by calling  800-908-9946  and following the prompts. Financial statements People can gather past statements from their credit card company or bank. These records may be available online. If not, people can also contact their bank to get paper copies. Property records Property documents:  Homeowners can get documents related to their property by contacting the title company, escrow company or bank that handled the purchase of their home or other property. Home improvements:...

 The U.S Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA). Under VEVRAA, federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from engaging in discrimination in employment practices against veterans and required to provide equal employment opportunity in recruiting, hiring, promoting, and retaining protected veterans.    OFCCP continues to release new resources to help contractors understand their obligations under VEVRAA. Published today is a new example illustrating the use of the VEVRAA national benchmark, which is a yardstick contractors use to measure their progress toward achieving equal employment opportunity for protected veterans. OFCCP also published an updated VEVRAA Affirmative Action Program (AAP) sample . The update includes additional information for contractors on how to use the hiring benchmark effectively to monitor their veteran hiri...

  By law, covered federal contractors are obligated to ensure they do not discriminate in employment and that they take affirmative action to make certain employees and applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.  These obligations extend to the federal contractor's use of AI when making employment decisions.   Federal contractors may utilize AI to increase productivity and efficiency in their employment decision-making.  Using Artificial Intelligence has the potential to create unlawful bias and automate unlawful discrimination---for instance, a resume scanner programmed to reject applicants with gaps in employment.  It doesn't take into account applicants that took time off for the birth of a child or for the medical treatment for a disability, which then creates adverse impact, employment practices that appear neutral but have a d...

  On February 29, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released new resources to assist veterans and employers understand the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) OF 1974.   The Act prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in discrimination in employment practices against veterans and requires employers to take action to provide equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, promoting and retaining protected veterans.   View the updated resources by visiting  VEVRAA .   Source:  govdelivery.com ,  received on February 29, 2024.