Government contractors and subcontractors have one more thing of which to be aware when it comes to accommodating disabled individuals. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), part of the U.S. Department of Labor, has created a new “Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation” pocket card.

According to the OFCCP’s official announcement, the card “helps

Well, at least Mount Rushmore is open again, along with the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon.  But for most of the Administrative Agencies related to labor and employment, things haven’t gotten much better since last week, and the deadlock in D.C. continues.  Here’s the latest information available:

Department of Labor (DOL)

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a new directive entitled “Calculating Back Pay as a Part of Make-Whole Relief for Victims of Employment Discrimination” (“Directive”). The Directive addresses the two distinct models for calculating back pay relief – formula relief and individual relief – and

Originally published at Ogletree Deakins (http://www.ogletreedeakins.com) on April 15, 2013, and written by Leigh Nason and Dara DeHaven. An extended version of this article can be found here.

After a relatively quiet 2012, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) hit the ground running in 2013. In a second major announcement

Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended ("Section 503"), prohibits employment discrimination by federal government contractor and subcontractor employers against individuals with disabilities. It also includes affirmative action provisions that relate to both hiring and advancement of disabled individuals by those same employers. The provisions of Section 503 apply to government

Written by Leigh M. Nason, Esquire (Ogletree Deakins, Columbia, SC)

 

Despite ongoing litigation with health care providers and insurers, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued an extensive administrative directive to provide “comprehensive guidance for assessing when health care providers and insurers are federal contractors or subcontractors.” The December 16 directive