Interagency Working Group presented five proposals to improve the quality and usefulness of race and ethnicity data

This change will result in a two-step complaint intake process

OutSolve announces the completion of its latest acquisition, Career Resources Inc. (CRI), an affirmative action risk management consulting firm based in Miami, FL. This is the fourteenth in a series of recently completed acquisitions by OutSolve over the past six years.

Deadline extended to Friday, March 3, 2023

Is your company required to prepare an AAP?

1. 50 Employees

Once a company reaches 50 or more employees, and meets any of the below criteria, it has 120 days to create an Affirmative Action Plan. Every year the company remains larger than 50 employees and meets the federal contracts guidelines listed below, it is required to update the plan to track changes in employee population and employee transactions.

The OFCCP posted a list of contractors that did not object to the release of their Type 2 EEO-1 data as per the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Center of Investigate Reporting. The agency reported that the data is expected to be released around February 8, 2023. The OFCCP is encouraging contractors to review the list and contact the OFCCP if the contractor believes their organization is incorrectly included. OutSolve had previously posted two blogs, Objection Must be Filed to Stop OFCCP from Releasing EEO-1 Reports from 2016-2020 and DOL Sued Over EEO-1 FOIA Requests & OFCCP Gives Contractors Another Chance to Object to the Release of EEO-1 Reports.

OFCCP 2023 CSAL List Update

OFCCP will take no further action on contractors who properly certified in the OFCCP portal and erroneously appeared on the CSAL list

EEOC Releases Draft 2023-2027 Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP)

EEOC will take a targeted enforcement approach using directed investigations and Commissioner charges

OutSolve announces today it has completed the acquisition of Texas-based Meyer Consulting Group (MCG), an affirmative action firm specializing in the design and development of Affirmative Action Plans (AAPs) for government contractors and subcontractors.