CONTENTS
-OFCCP Overview
- Compliance Evaluations
-Affirmative Action
-Recruiting Source/Contractor Linkage
-Complaints
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.
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.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
For answers to other questions you call
OFCCP Help Desk
(202) 693-0101
Richmond District Office
(804) 888-6714