The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) has the authority to audit your company or disbar them from government contracts for up to seven years. Not sure where your company stands? Let us help.
Under federal law, government contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees who have entered into at least one contract of $50,000 or more with the federal government must prepare and maintain a written affirmative action program, which must be developed within 120 days from the commencement of the contract and must be updated annually.
First signed by President John F. Kennedy, the first iteration of AAP required that government contractors "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin"
Over the years ammendments have been passed. Discrimination based on sex is prohibited and recently new regulations were passed in 2014 that require identification and an evaluation of the company’s good faith efforts to recruit protected veterans and disabled individuals. This obligation will necessitate the contractor to list all of the recruiting efforts the company made during the calendar year, time period to recruit veterans and disabled individuals — along with an evaluation of the effectiveness of each effort.
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Learn moreProhibits discrimination against certain classes of veterans.
Learn moreA Desk Audit
On-site Review
Off-site Analysis
OFCCP describes the phases of a compliance review in its regulations at 41 CFR CHAPTER 60.
Failure to comply with the non-discrimination or affirmative action provisions is considered a violation. The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) is the agency with authority to enforce these laws by auditing a company’s AAP's and employment practices which could result in potential disbarment for seven years.
It is extremely important to ensure that all AAP's are properly updated each year and retained.
