The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has initiated the process for seeking a three-year extension for its recordkeeping, reporting, and enforcement requirements under Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. These include the contents of the written affirmative action program; annual outreach assessment; data collection and metrics; and regular communications to state agencies, union officials, and subcontractors.
The Paperwork Reduction Act requires OFCCP to solicit public comments on its renewal request before it formally requests approval from the Office of Management and Budget.
In a statement accompanying the announcement, OFCCP indicated that it will not change the VEVRAA requirements that have been in place since 2013. OFCCP’s announcement follows the agency’s recent proposed rule that would make minor administrative changes to VEVRAA regulations but leave intact all legacy affirmative action requirements.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, can read more here. CWC encourages members to contact it with feedback on OFCCP’s proposals, which it will consider incorporating into the comments it will submit to OFCCP by the March 9 deadline.
CWC will discuss OFCCP’s proposal at its virtual Workplace Policy Conference, to be held March 18 and 19.