Effective today, a new Anti-Trafficking rule will substantially change and increase federal contractors’ compliance and certification requirements. The Anti-Trafficking rule requires that all federal contractors take certain actions related to combating human trafficking and slavery in their supply and contracting chains. Human trafficking has been a high-profile issue in government contracting in recent years, drawing
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New OFCCP Affirmative Action Regulations Governing Hiring of Veterans and Disabled Individuals Go Into Effect
By Michael H. Payne & Maria Panichelli on
Posted in Protection of Contractor Rights
Federal contractors and subcontractors will soon be subject to new regulations, which increase those contractors’ obligations to hire both veterans and individuals with disabilities (“IWDs”). On March 24, 2014, two final rules promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (“OFCCP”) will go into effect. The veterans rule updates the…