Government Contracts

For the last eighteen months the Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the White House have been busy putting into place regulations that will require a complete revamping of most federal contractor’s affirmative action programs (AAP). Along with more mundane form and scheduling letter changes, these new regulations raise the minimum wage for workers on federal contracts, increase the employer’s obligations to veterans and individuals with a disability and expand the coverage of the OFCCP to include protections for LGBT employees. Employers who work on federal contracts need to update their programs quickly to be in compliance for 2015. 

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