Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

The EEO-1 report, mandated by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires private employers with 100 or more employees, as well as employers who contract with the federal government with 50 or more employees and contracts of $50,000 or more, to submit data on the racial/ethnic and gender composition of their workforce.

On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its annual notice that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Contractor Portal, for certification of contractor affirmative action program compliance, will be open beginning on April 1, 2024.

Federal Contractors and Subcontractors are asked to certify their compliance with the Affirmative Action Program obligations under Executive Order 11246, VEVRAA, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act by no later than June 29, 2023

In late April 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs advised that a “new” Voluntary Self-ID form for disability has been issued by the Agency.

On March 20th, the Department of Labor issued its annual notice that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Contractor Portal for certification of contractor affirmative action program compliance will be open beginning on March 31, 2023.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the most recent holiday season, the OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register regarding numerous proposed revisions to the scheduling letter and itemized listing the agency uses to obtain information from contractors and audit their compliance with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements.

On December 22, 2020, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center and other nonprofit groups, a California federal court judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing Executive Order 13950 on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping against federal contractors and federal grant recipients.

Most federal contractors have heard about the OFCCP's plan to conduct focused reviews and other compliance checks, in addition to regular establishment reviews.