The EEOC is currently in the process of seeking approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to collect the EEO-1 survey for 2019, 2020, and 2021.  The EEOC is seeking to collect Component 1 of the survey and to discontinue the collection of Component 2 pay data.  See, EEO-1 30-Day PRA Notice. The opening [...]

See notice from OFCCP. Posted 3/20/20 at 10:30am. OFCCP COVID-19 Response In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, OFCCP is reaching out to ensure you know the agency is continuing to pursue its important mission of ensuring equal employment opportunity while making adjustments to ensure all of its activities are consistent [...]

Federal contractors impacted by COVID-19 can request extensions of time to respond to Scheduling Letters and requests for information. The OFCCP is also currently considering the use of video conferencing to continue conducting compliance reviews. Read more at https://lnkd.in/eeuf9wA and https://lnkd.in/gzi3hAq

What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19 The ADA and Rehabilitation Act rules continue to apply, but they do not interfere with or prevent employers from following the guidelines and suggestions made by the CDC or state/local public health authorities about steps employers should take regarding COVID-19. Employers [...]

Kairos management team members Nick Paul, Jennifer McAlister and Will Waymel were recently accepted as speakers at the 2020 National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conference to be held this July in National Harbor, Maryland. Norma Brito was selected to lead the full day Foundations Workshop in the preconference. The NILG Conference is the [...]

On February 3, 2020, the White House announced President Trump’s intent to nominate Craig Leen for the Inspector General at the Office of Personnel Management. Leen currently serves as the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) at the Department of Labor. Read more at the Whitehouse.gov. [...]

The OFCCP released a new batch of Disability Focused Review scheduling letters, currently being received by Federal contractors in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) Region. The SWARM region includes Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Kairos has contacted clients on the scheduling list. [...]

While the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305) expired January 31, 2020, OFCCP has directed Federal contractors to continue using the current expired form until the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approves changes to the proposed form, expected to be released this spring. Kairos will alert our clients when the approved form is [...]

The EEOC announced that the EEO-1 Survey Portal will remain closed until last year’s collection of Component 2 Pay Data reaches the threshold required by Federal court order. Until then, the EEOC has suspended filing, notification letters, and assistance related to 2019 submissions. This is not the first time the EEO-1 Survey Portal [...]

Preparations are currently being made for The U.S. Census Bureau’s launch of the 2020 decennial census. The American FactFinder (AFF) census site will be taken offline on March 31, 2020. Most data previously released on AFF will now be released on the U.S. Census Bureau's new dissemination platform, data.census.gov. Census data collected from [...]