DOL Announces Regulatory Agenda That Addresses Employment of Individuals with Disabilities and Disabled Veterans
DOL Announces Regulatory Agenda
That Addresses Employment of Individuals with Disabilities and Disabled Veterans
On December 7, 2009, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
announced the Department’s Regulatory Agenda. This agenda includes anticipated
revisions to the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act
of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA)-both of which are enforced by the Department’s
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). These laws require
Federal contractors to take affirmative action to employ individuals with
disabilities and disabled veterans.
Fact sheets about these proposed regulatory
changes!
US DEPARTMENT of LABOR: FALL REGULATORY
AGENDA 2009
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP)
Topic: The Evaluation of Recruitment and
Placement Results under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of
1974, as amended (VEVRAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
OFCCP will support the successful transition
of servicemen and women into the civilian workforce, especially disabled
veterans and those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Key Action: The VEVRRA NPRM would support the
creation of good jobs for protected veterans which is especially important for
disabled veterans and those returning from recent service in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Through this initiative, OFCCP will support the successful
transition of servicemen and women into the civilian workforce.
Key Issues: The proposed rule will be
designed to:
Increase employment opportunities for
protected veterans with federal contractors and subcontractors.
Strengthen affirmative action
requirements so that federal contractors and subcontractors will be required
to increase monitoring of employment practices in order to improve
recruitment, hiring, training and other employment opportunities for
veterans.
US DEPARTMENT of LABOR: FALL REGULATORY
AGENDA 2009
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP)
Topic: The Evaluation of Recruitment and
Placement Results under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, (Section 503) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
The OFCCP is breaking down barriers to fair
and diverse workplaces so that every worker’s contribution is respected.
Key Action: The Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has initiated research and compilation of
information about barriers to employment that individuals with disabilities
face. Toward that end, the OFCCP will review data that may be used for
establishing numerical goals. The agency plans to conduct several Town Hall
meetings through Spring 2010.
Key Issues: The agency is starting this
rulemaking with an ANPRM because of the challenges associated with:
Identifying the appropriate data for use
in determining how to set hiring goals for individuals with disabilities;
Assessing employer compliance burden; and
Assessing the impact on small businesses.
