Under the leadership of Craig Leen, OFCCP has made a renewed commitment to providing technical assistance to contractors.  True to their word, and in furtherance of its Town Hall Action Plan, OFCCP announced on Friday the release of a number of new technical assistance guides (TAGs), with more on the way.  Interestingly, Director Leen did not make any formal announcement of their upcoming release during last week’s ILG National Conference.

These new TAGs are in addition to the previously released What Contractors Can Expect guidance.

Record keeping

OFCCP has released three TAGs to address record keeping obligations:

Brief in nature, the TAGs set out in a quick glance the record keeping obligations for the three regulations.

Applicant Tracking

The agency has also provided guidance around applicant tracking compliance, including definitions and record keeping obligations:

Posting and Notices

The agency additionally, published a lengthy Posting and Notices Guide that provides an explanation of the required posting and notices as well as handy check-lists for self-auditing.

General Information

In addition, OFCCP has published a guide entitled “OFCCP at a Glance” explaining the agency’s mission and enforcement responsibilities.

It is our understanding OFCCP is working on TAGs for Construction Contractors, Institutions of Higher Education as well as Supply and Service Contractors.  We will update as soon as those guides are available.

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Laura Mitchell is a principal in the Denver office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and leads the firm’s Workplace Analytics and Preventive Strategies Pay Equity subgroup. She partners with employers to evaluate, develop and implement policies and practices that ensure workplace fairness while mitigating…

Laura Mitchell is a principal in the Denver office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and leads the firm’s Workplace Analytics and Preventive Strategies Pay Equity subgroup. She partners with employers to evaluate, develop and implement policies and practices that ensure workplace fairness while mitigating legal risk. Laura is a guiding force in the firm’s most specialized and technical practice areas where she leverages an analytics-focused approach to partner with her clients in building legally compliant programs around which they can anchor their workplaces achieving productivity and stability.

Laura understands that creating a competitive advantage for employers in today’s workplace involves using a data-driven approach to counsel companies on the development of proactive and equitable non-discriminatory practices in hiring, promotions, separations and pay—and where advancements in technology can create both opportunities for efficiencies and risk that can be measured. Committed to putting her clients’ organizational goals first and foremost while balancing legal risk, Laura views herself as an extension of her clients’ team, responsible for providing proactive guidance and engaging in transparent, ongoing communication. Staying the course with employers across their organizational journey while balancing legal compliance obligations throughout their employees’ lifecycle ensures Laura’s position as a go-to resource.

Laura works with companies across all industries—both new and well-established multi-national organizations of all sizes—to realize the combined vision of legal compliance, increased productivity and economic growth enhanced by a focus on pay equity.  As part of the pay equity journey, she advises employers on the evolving pay transparency landscape, working to align compliant practices with the practical realities of the business world.

Laura partners closely with government contractors to understand, implement and demonstrate compliance with their EEO regulatory and compliance obligations. She also works closely with non-government contractor clients to conduct risk assessments of their programs, policies, and training to align with federal and state anti-discrimination requirements.

Laura is the editor and a principal contributor of the GovCon Employment Exchange blog and presents on pay equity and government contractor obligations. To round out her days, Laura enjoys spending time with her family and friends attending sports events, working out, riding her bike, playing pickleball and taking in Colorado’s incomparable sunsets.