Effective March 31, 2020, the national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force, as published on the OFCCP website, is now 5.7%. If your organization adopts the national percentage as the annual protected veteran benchmark, and your AAP start date is on or after March 31, you should use the 5.7% figure. Although the Continue Reading...
Register Now: 2020 “Regular” BCGi Virtual Summit
BCGi recently announced a “special” July Summit where we will provide a platform for amazing speakers and presentations from recently cancelled live events. That event is still evolving, so stay tuned! In the meantime, our “regular” April Summit is in full swing with an exciting agenda. BCGi re-designed the Summit as a three-day, live Continue Reading...
OMB Finally Approves New And Revised OFCCP Scheduling Letters
As we reported previously, the OFCCP submitted final revised scheduling letters for “regular” audits, compliance checks, and Section 503 (disability) focused reviews, along with a new scheduling letter for VEVRAA (veteran) focused reviews, to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval back in July, 2019. Nearly nine Continue Reading...
Employment Law Compliance Professionals Should be Considered “Essential”
“Essential” has taken on a whole new meaning as our country faces the COVID-19 pandemic. As more of the country goes into necessary “lock-down,” businesses are broadly divided into “essential” and “non-essential” categories, and employees are similarly divided by the functions they serve in those businesses. Some businesses are, or will be, Continue Reading...
Four-Legged Coworkers of BCG
Giving thanks that BCG is able to transition to a remote workplace so smoothly for both our employees and clients. We’re fairly certain our pets are glad we have more time to cater to them now, too. Continue Reading...