Our affiliated non-profit association, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) reported recently that the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has opened its online “Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI),” through which federal contractors and subcontractors can certify that they developed and maintained Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) that comply with OFCCP’s rules. Certifications for the 2023 annual cycle are due June 29, 2023. Since we released our memo, OFCCP has aired a pre-recorded webinar designed to “demonstrate how contractors can enter their establishment and/or functional/business unit’s AAP start date and certify compliance through the Contractor Portal.” OFCCP also has made a few minor updates to the Contractor Portal landing page and has updated supporting materials such as the agency’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and User Guide. We have analyzed these resources and concluded that—apart from a new requirement that contractors provide “the start date of their AAP Coverage Period when certifying”—the registration and certification processes are largely the same as they were last year.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.