OFCCP plans to go from scheduling under 1,000 compliance audits in 2018 to a whopping 3,500 in 2019. While this goal may seem lofty given its dwindling workforce, OFCCP intends to increase audits by conducting more abbreviated reviews. They rescinded the Active Case Enforcement Directive requiring “full audits” and are adding “Focused Reviews” in 2019. [...]

The EEO-1 website was updated over night. The opening of the website for filing 2018 EEO-1 reports has been delayed until early March 2019. The deadline for filing has also been extended to May 31, 2019. Before the online system opens the EEOC Joint Reporting Committee will send instructions via email to the contact listed [...]

Veteran and disability unemployment have seen an overall decreased from December 2017 to December 2018, with a slight increase in the last two months of 2018. Veteran unemployment is down 0.6%, from 3.8% in 2017 to 3.2% in 2018. Disability unemployment is down 0.5%, from 8.4% in 2017 to 7.9% in 2018. You can view more detailed [...]

Tucked away in OFCCP’s regulations, “Additional required elements of affirmative action programs,” is one weighty requirement: “The contractor must evaluate: Compensation system(s) to determine whether there are gender-, race-, or ethnicity-based disparities.” (41 CFR § 60-2.17(b)(3)) In recent years, OFCCP has committed considerable resources into enforcement of this requirement by hiring a team of highly-skilled statisticians and labor [...]

Companies are now only four weeks away from the start of the 2018 EEO-1 Survey filing window. Federal contractors are required to file EEO-1 reports if they meet the requirements. In the event of an OFCCP audit you should expect to be asked to provide copies of your reports - so be sure you download [...]

This Veteran’s Day we honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.  Our way of life could not exist without the scars you bear – the price you’ve paid for our freedom. This Veteran’s Day, Kairos encourages you to honor the service of veterans in your workforce and community.  [...]

What a busy time of year! Vets-4212 annual reports were due by September 30, 2018. As of this morning, the system is still open if you haven't yet filed your reports. Now is the time for companies to prepare for the 2018 EEO-1 Survey. Once the survey is open in January 2019 an email will [...]

Kairos Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jennifer McAlister, Director of Operations, will be presenting at the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) National Conference in Anaheim, California from July 30 – August 3.  Please see Jennifer's presentation title and description below. "The Next Step Towards Becoming a Data Wizard" You pulled data from the HRIS [...]

Kairos Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that Nicolas Paul, Director of Compliance, will be presenting at the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) National Conference in Anaheim, California from July 30 – August 3.  Nicolas is a frequent presenter at local, regional and national ILG conferences and is the President of the North Texas ILG. The [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today issued a two-year extension of its enforcement moratorium relating to the affirmative obligations of TRICARE providers. This moratorium has been in effect for four years, and will now expire on May 7, 2021; it will also now apply to Veterans Affairs Health [...]