Many changes were initiated by the OFCCP in 2011, this slide deck and the video at http://www.bcginstitute.org/?2011OFCCPYear share what those changes were and what they may mean to Federal Contractors. Visit www. BCGInstitute.org!

1. Record-Keeping with an Emphasis on
Adverse Impact Analyses
March 21, 2012
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OFCCP audits are complex
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4. 2011: OFCCP Year in
Review
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5. 2011 in Review
• January 2011: Replace ACM with ACE Directive
– Much more aggressive approach (enforcing all mandates)
– Can conduct on-site audits without cause
• January 2011: Began Utilizing Much More Aggressive
Approach to Investigating Compensation
– Implemented 2%/$2,000 rule
– Began enforcing (in earnest) cohort-level pay issues
– Sought approval from OMB to publish new Itemized Listing
(August)
– Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Compensation
Data Collection Tool (August)
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6. 2011 in Review
• January 2011: New Scheduling Letter for Construction
Contractors and focus on “Mega Contracts”
• January 2011: New Focus on Outreach/Recruitment
(Particularly with Vets/Individuals with Disabilities) –
what used to be ok is no longer acceptable
• April 2011: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Veterans
(anticipated Final Rule: July 2012)
– Significant changes to outreach/recruitment/record retention
– Self-identification of “Protected Veterans” pre-offer
– New quantitative analyses to include hiring goals
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7. 2011 in Review
• December 2011: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking –
Individuals with Disabilities (anticipated Final Rule: Q4
2012 . . . or not?)
– Hiring goals of ~7% per job group within each AAP
– Self-identification pre-offer
– New quantitative analyses of applicants, hires, workforce
• Hired more staff (now up to approx. 750 FTEs)
– Compliance Officers, Statisticians, Validation Experts
• Continued use of outside experts
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8. 2011 in Review
Pending Items:
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Update of
Construction Contractor Regulations (April 2012)
• Overhaul of 24-year old Federal Contractor Compliance
Manual (2012 . . . )
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Update to Sex
Discrimination Regulations (April 2012)
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9. EEO Insight
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