This article originally appeared in the March 2014 edition of the LocalJobNetwork "OFCCP Digest."
The revised regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in regard to protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are now in effect. Companies were required to implement some of the items in these revised regulations by March 24, 2014. There are other requirements in the revised regulations that must be implemented when companies next update their affirmative action plans for veterans and individuals with disabilities.
One of the most important set of changes in the revised regulations are the changes regarding surveying. There are major revisions that federal contractors and subcontractors must make to the way they survey applicants and employees for information on veteran and disability status. While companies may make these changes on or after March 24, 2014, they MUST make some of these changes no later than the date that AAPs are next updated.
