Sparlin Law Office, PLLC
On April 26, 2011, the OFCCP announced significant proposed changes to the affirmative action requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). The proposal would expand regulatory duties imposed by 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-250 and 60-300, adding significantly to the compliance obligations that contractors face under VEVRAA. The new regulations would require contractors, for the first time, to establish annual statistical hiring benchmarks for veterans. Contractors also would be required to collect and retain new forms of supporting data that would be used to monitor performance. Actual hiring patterns would be compared to the benchmarks, creating a structure that has significant parallels to the current annual “in-depth analysis” of hiring by gender and race. The new data collection and monitoring requirements, along with other changes that are proposed, would raise VEVRAA compliance to a level of importance that is similar the current emphasis on affirmative action obligations for women and members of racial minorities. The Sparlin Law Office, PLLC, has prepared an Alert intended to familiarize you with and help you prepare for the proposed changes.
A copy of the Alert can be viewed at http://private.sparlinlaw.com/Client_Alert/VEVRRAClient_Alert.pdf
No comments:
Post a Comment