The NILG 2022 National Conference was held July 25-28, 2022 in Boston, MA. The Conference was highlighted by OFCCP Director Jenny Yang’s keynote address to the federal contractor community about affirmative action and pay equity compliance. Director Yang set the tone for the conference and what the contractor community could expect in the coming months. Yang outlined the following three immediate priorities for OFCCP: (1) Pay Equity, (2) Contractor Affirmative Action Program (AAP) Certification, and (3) Audit Readiness.

Expert Panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Concludes that the EEOC’s Pay Data Collection Completed in 2020 Could be Used to “Prioritize Investigations and the Allocation of Resources”

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and this year’s theme is “Celebrate, Learn, Share.” The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance to assist employers with addressing COVID-19-related issues while considering workplace bias laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act.

Colclough worked for EEOC since 1988 as an Area Director, Deputy District Director, and District Director for the Charlotte District Office

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs celebrates and commemorates Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, also known as “Jubilee Day”), the most popular annual celebration of emancipation from slavery in the United States.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs reminds all federal contractors that meet the jurisdictional thresholds to promptly register for the Contractor Portal. In August 2021, the Office of Management and Budget approved an information collection request requiring covered federal contractors to use the OFCCP Contractor Portal to certify, on an annual basis, whether they have developed and maintained an Affirmative Action Program for each establishment and/or functional unit, as applicable.

Companies with 100 or more establishments or functional/business units may now request to have establishments or functional/business units uploaded/modified in bulk by using the Bulk Upload/Modification Template.

Funding to address inequities for people with disabilities and ensure access to workforce services

Employee interviews identified a practice of hiring based on word-of-mouth employee referrals