On April 26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published proposed regulations that would impose additional affirmative action obligations on federal government contractors under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA). If finalized, the regulations would require contractors, among other things, to establish annual hiring benchmarks to track the effectiveness of their affirmative action programs, to request disclosure information from applicants, and to collect data concerning job referrals.
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