The practical implications of OFCCP’s new framework and the future of disability self-identification for federal contractors were the dominant topics at the members-only roundtable held by the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association. The September 1 roundtable discussed three new OFCCP actions: rescission of Executive Order 11246 rules, significant changes to the Section 503 disability affirmative action requirements, and technical changes to the VEVRAA program.
Although the rescission of OFCCP’s EO 11246 regulations largely formalizes changes already in place following the revocation of EO 11246, the agency’s Section 503 rule will require federal contractors to reassess their longstanding disability self-identification practices before the rule’s September 21 effective date.
The conversation focused on the future of disability self-identification following elimination of the mandatory invitation requirements. Participants explored when, and to what extent, employers may continue to seek voluntary disability disclosures. They also discussed the continuing role of the ADA and state and local contractor requirements that may still require disability-related data collection or reporting.
Click here to read more from CWC. Employers seeking further discussion of these issues may attend CWC’s virtual Workplace Compliance Conference in October.