News Flash: New Affirmative Action Rules Coming

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is expected to propose rules that will change how federal contractors write affirmative action programs. Currently, employers with more than 50 employees andmore than $50,000 in annual federal contracts must maintain affirmative action plans. The proposed changes will reduce contractor paperwork and streamline the compliance process.For example, the regulations would reduce the number of factors contractors have to consider when analyzing the racial and gender demographics of their workforce. We’ll havea full report when the regulations are released.