OFCCP Reduces Veteran Hiring Benchmark
OFCCP has announced the new Veteran Hiring benchmark will be 6.4% effective March 31, 2018. Affirmative Action Plans in effect until the March 31, 2018 date should utilize the prior year’s benchmark...
View ArticleWhat’s New with the Updated Proposed Compliance Check Scheduling Letter?
In April, OFCCP proposed four new scheduling letters – one each for its establishment reviews, compliance checks, and separate but related letters for its focused reviews on Section 503 (disability)...
View ArticleAnnual VETS-4212 Reporting Reporting Portal OPEN
It’s that time again to file your required VETS reports. Under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1972 (VEVRAA), federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $100,000 or more...
View ArticleOFCCP Publishes Self-ID Assistance for Protected Veterans
Adding to its growing list of available educational tools, OFCCP has published a new “InfoGraphic” to assist veterans determine whether they are covered under the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment...
View ArticleGiving Thanks to Our Nation’s Veterans
Today, as a country, we celebrate our nation’s veterans and recognize all they have done. We give our sincerest appreciation to all those who have sacrificed and given their service for our country....
View ArticleOFCCP Publishes New FAQs on Veterans Infographic
In August 2015, OFCCP released an infographic designed to assist veterans understand whether or not they were covered under the protections of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act...
View ArticleOFCCP Reduces Veteran Hiring Benchmark
Today, OFCCP announced that, effective March 4, 2016, the annual hiring benchmark for veterans pursuant to VEVRAA regulation is 6.9%. This is a slight decrease from last year’s 7.0% benchmark. As part...
View ArticleVeteran Hiring Benchmark Reduced – Again
OFCCP has released its revised VEVRAA hiring benchmark for 2017. The agency has lowered the benchmark to 6.7 percent, down from the previous 6.9 percent mark. As was the case last year, the agency...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor to Recognize Employers Who Recruit, Employ Veterans
Coming out of the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act), signed by President Trump on May 5, the U.S Department of Labor has created the HIRE...
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