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March is National Women's History Month
Nancy Pelosi, Michelle Obama and Katheryn Bigelow: these are just a handful of women who have made history in the 21st century. Women have made great strides in the U.S., in the more than 40 years since the beginning of the American feminist movement. However, women have yet to enjoy true parity with their male counterparts in careers, in pay and in government representation. The idea for a national Women's History Month was born this month more than 158 years ago and became federally recognized in 1987. Continue reading for several important facts about modern U.S. women.
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Section 503 & VEVRAA Regulations:
Implementing Requirements and Obligations for your 2015 Plan Year
Federal contractors with Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) dates of April 1, 2015 or later must implement the key affirmative action statistical analyses/ evaluation requirements of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) new Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. The OFCCP continues to issue new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on these two new regulations, which trigger practical compliance requirements for federal contractors.
THOMAS HOUSTON is offering a complimentary webcast on Tuesday, April 14th at 11:00 am EDT to discuss these new regulations.
The webcast will cover the following topics: - An overview of Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations, including the timing for implementation and reporting requirements.
- Best practices for complying with the self-identification processes for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
- The latest on OFCCP's utilization goals for individuals with disabilities and hiring benchmarks for protected veterans.
- Recordkeeping and outreach and recruitment processes, including the required assessment of these efforts, and why these elements of the new regulations are so critical.
- Data collection requirements and what they mean for your organizations future affirmative action program.
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FAQ
VEVRAA
Q. May a contractor continue to invite applicants to voluntarily self-identify as a protected veteran using the individual categories for protected veterans even though the new VETS-4212 form asks only for aggregated protected veteran data?
A. Yes. Though not required, contractors may choose to continue to invite applicants to voluntarily self-identify the specific category or categories of protected veteran to which they belong at the post-offer stage, so long as the contractor also provides VETS with the aggregate protected veteran data required by the VETS-4212 form.
Section 503 Q. What information must a contractor store in order to demonstrate its compliance with the requirement to invite voluntary self-identification of disability from applicants and employees?
A. Recognizing that contractors may have different practices and information technology capabilities, OFCCP is providing a range of options for documenting compliance with the voluntary invitation to self-disclose disability requirement. |
