RICHMOND DISTRICT OFFICEPresents

An Overview of Compliance

CONTENTS

-OFCCP Overview

- Compliance Evaluations

-Affirmative Action

-Recruiting Source/Contractor Linkage

-Complaints

PROTECT WORKERS

PROMOTE DIVERSITY

ENFORCE THE LAW

OFCCP’s Mission

OFCCP

Ensures that federal contractors comply with the laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action.

OFCCP

- Executive Order 11246

- Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

- Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act

How OFCCP Works

Conducts Supply & Service Evaluations:

• Full Compliance Review

• Pre-award Review

• Off-site Review of records

• Focus Review

• Compliance Check

Conducts Construction Evaluations

How OFCCP Works

An analysis of affirmative action for

- women,- minorities,- veterans, and- individuals with disabilities

is completed for each Supply & Service evaluation, regardless of review type.

How OFCCP Works

An analysis of affirmative action for

- women,- minorities,- veterans, and- individuals with disabilities

is completed for each Construction Evaluationfor which the contractor has direct federalcontracts.

How OFCCP Works

Conducts Complaint

Investigations

Conducts Compliance Assistance

Workshops

REGULATIONS

The implementing regulations are located in, The Code of Federal Regulations

Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management ____________________________________

Chapter 60: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor

REGULATIONS

60-2 Affirmative Action Programs (for women & minorities)

60-250 & 60-300 Affirmative Action for Veterans

60-741 Affirmative Action for Individuals with Disabilities

AA FOR MINORITIES AND FEMALES

Placement goals serve as objectives

which are reasonably attainable by

applying every good faith effort.

Placement Goals

- Are not rigid, inflexible quotas

- Neither a ceiling or a floor

- Not set-asides

- May not supersede merit selection principles

Placement Goals

Job GroupFemales

Employed %

Female Availability

%

Establish Goals? Yes/No

If Yes, Goal for Females

Professionals 0.0% 49.7% Yes 49.70%

Admin Support 45.4% 86.9% Yes 86.90%

Placement Goals

If a goal is not met our evaluation considers:

Hires, promotions, applicants,

And often most importantly, the listing of job vacancies with targeted community and recruitment organizations.

Outreach For Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor should establish

meaningful contacts with appropriate

social service agencies/organizations

for individuals with disabilities for

advice and the referral of potential

employees.

Accessing Good Faith Effort

In determining if a contractor established

meaningful contacts, we assess its

communications both to and from

appropriate community organizations during the period under evaluation.

In many instances we contact the community

organizations for verification.

Lack of Appropriate Outreach

Failure to take affirmative action, as a result of not seeking referrals from community

organizations would be a violation.

That violation would require resolution and

monitoring by OFCCP.

Lack of Appropriate Outreach

Resolution would be obtained through a

legally binding agreement, which specifies

the steps the contractor will take in modifying

its recruitment efforts to come into

compliance.

Lack of Appropriate Outreach

One of the primary steps in the process of

resolution is linking the contractor to community and recruitment organizations who might provide qualified applicants from the group for which affirmative action is

necessary.

OFCCP calls this process Linkage.

LINKAGE

The primary goal of linkage is to

increase employment opportunities for

minorities, women, veterans, and

individuals with disabilities.

EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL LINKAGE

The Workforce Awareness Group is a

partnership of federal contractors, and

multiple federal, state, and local

agencies who work on behalf of covered

veterans.

Workforce Awareness Group

The group is a partnership between

- The Richmond District Office- Office of Apprenticeship Training- US Department of Labor – VETS- Virginia Employment Commission- Virginia Rehabilitative Services- US Department of Veteran Affairs- Federal Contractors

Workforce Awareness Group

WAG has successfully assisted veterans

and disabled veterans in employment

through participation in Veteran

Seminars, Job Fairs, and Stand Downs.

WAG has partnered with military bases

to serve Veterans and Veterans with

Disabilities.

COMPLAINTS

Individuals who are protected by OFCCP may

file a complaint if they believe they been

discriminated against by a federal contractor

or subcontractor.

COMPLAINTS

OFCCP investigates individual complaints

filed under disability or veteran status.

Individual complaints based on race or gender

are usually passed on to EEOC, as a result of

a Memorandum of Understanding.

COMPLAINTS

Complaints involving groups of people are

generally investigated by OFCCP, regardless

of whether the protected group members are

minorities, females, veterans or individuals

with disabilities.

COMPLAINTS

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/index.htm

Click ‘file a discrimination complaint”

CUSTOMER SERVICE

For answers to other questions you call

OFCCP Help Desk

(202) 693-0101

Richmond District Office

(804) 888-6714

CUSTOMER SERVICE

USDOL National Call Center

1-866-4-USA-DOL

(1-866-487-2365)

Questions?

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs