The third of three new directives issued on August 24, 2018, by Craig Leen, the Acting Director of the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), is aimed at reviving the agency’s previous practice of officially recognizing federal contractors that make extraordinary efforts to promote and advance equal employment opportunity.
The new contractor recognition directive provides no details as to what the program will look like, when it will be launched, and whether it will include some form of incentive to a contractor that has been recognized (for example, a temporary moratorium on future compliance audits).
The directive does state, however, that OFCCP’s objective is to develop a program to recognize contractors under its jurisdiction that do not just meet the minimum compliance requirements, but have “innovative programs” that lead to “demonstrable results.” According to the agency, recognizing contractors’ “high-quality” and “high-performing” compliance programs and initiatives will encourage peer-to-peer mentoring and collaboration, benefitting the contractor community as a whole.
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