OFCCP Advanced Notice of Public Rule Making Suggests Possible Changes to Affirmative Action Planning
The OFCCP issued an advanced notice of public rule making (ANPRM) and is seeking public input on ways to strengthen the affirmative action requirements related to employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. Comments are due by September 21, 2010.
The affirmative action requirements for disabilities are often not the focus of Affirmative Action planning. The workforce analysis requirements for gender and race are more readily recognized. The ANPRM underscores the agencies commitment to “[e]qual access to employment is a fundamental right of every American.”
The ANPRM seeks to understand how the affirmative action requirements of Section 503 can be strengthened to measurably increase employment opportunities of covered contractors for individuals with disabilities. There are also questions that suggest that a future proposed rule may include utilization analyses and hiring goals for persons with disabilities. While this focus does not have an immediate impact on workforce planning, it may ultimately lead to further tracking and analysis.
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The original text of the OFCCP news release announcing the ANPRM is available at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/ofccp20101015.htm