NT Lakis attorneys and non-attorney professionals are pleased to present the latest in our “AAP Tune-Up” series of guides designed to provide employers with actions they can take during their annual affirmative action plan (AAP) cycles to help ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements enforced by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Our “Tune-Up” guides focus on actions that can be taken by a contractor that are not required by OFCCP regulations, but which if implemented can help minimize problems that might otherwise arise in the event of an OFCCP compliance audit.
Current OFCCP regulations require federal contractors to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. This obligation includes enabling applicants with disabilities to apply for jobs online, a requirement that is probed frequently by agency compliance officers during a compliance audit.
Our latest guide provides guidance on how contractors can test their applicant procedures to help ensure that they are functioning in a manner that will allow applicants with disabilities to receive reasonable accommodations and to be considered for jobs to which they apply.
Members of the Equal Employment Advisory Council (EEAC) can read more here.