In an unexpected and frankly disturbing new development, especially in light of its timing and earlier agency guidance, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced late last week that establishments with fewer than 50 employees must be added to the agency’s online Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI) Contractor Portal, if the contractor maintains an affirmative action program (AAP) for these small establishments. Under the AAP-VI, all supply and service contractors subject to OFCCP’s jurisdiction must utilize the Contractor Portal to certify, by June 30 of this year, that they have developed and maintained AAPs in accordance with OFCCP’s regulations.
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