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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has posted to its website three technical assistance documents for contractors. These guides do not create any new legal requirements, but rather are intended to serve as basic resources for contractors and subcontractors that are subject to laws enforced by the agency.
An updated version of the Technical Assistance Guide for Federal Construction Contractors (pdf) is intended only for government contractors who have construction contracts or subcontracts, including contractors who have federally assisted construction contracts. According to the OFCCP, this document is designed to help these contractors and subcontractors understand their contractual obligation to comply with the laws administered by OFCCP; understand the role of the OFCCP in enforcing federal equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws that apply to federal contractors and subcontractors; develop written affirmative action programs where appropriate; implement the affirmative action steps that are described in the Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications; and prepare for an OFCCP compliance evaluation.
A second guide is designed for non-construction contractors and subcontractors who are nonetheless subject to laws enforced by the OFCCP. Such entities include subcontractors who furnish supplies or services that are necessary to perform a federal contract. The Supply & Service Technical Assistance Guide (pdf) provides information on these supply and service contractors’ obligations to comply with OFCCP-enforced nondiscrimination and affirmative action laws, and discusses how to development written affirmative action plans and to prepare for a compliance evaluation.
The final compliance document now available online is a New Contractors’ Guide (pdf). According to the OFCCP, this guide is intended “to introduce new contractors to their EEO obligations, the enforcement process, and the array of resources OFCCP offers to assist contractors in meeting their obligations.”