OFCCP Director Craig Leen announces 500 scheduling letters to be sent for VEVRAA Focused Reviews on Veteran’s Day 2019!

August 7, 2019

The OFCCP and VETS hosted a town hall session in Washington, D.C.  This event was held to expand the Department’s outreach to the veteran community and was attended by over 70 federal contractors, veteran service organizations, employer associations, and consultants.  The agencies discussed how they could work together to assist federal contractors recruit, retain, and promote veterans and military spouses and also committed to work together on the technical assistance guide to assist in these areas and for employers to better understand their responsibilities under VEVRAA and USERRA.  During this event, OFCCP Director Craig Leen shared that 500 scheduling letters would be going out on Veteran’s Day for VEVRAA Focused Reviews.  He also mentioned that the OFCCP will put an emphasis on the under-employment or non-employment of veterans with disabilities, as well as military spouses.

At the National Industry Liaison Group conference held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 31, 2019,  Leen had announced the agency was developing plans for VEVRAA Focused Reviews and voiced the OFCCP’s commitment to veterans.

National Industry Liaison Conference in Milwaukee WI

THOMAS HOUSTON is attending the National Industry Liaison Conference in Milwaukee WI. Craig Leen is currently speaking on the OFCCP’s goals. They will be highly focused on working on the 500 Section 503 focused reviews that were announced, as the focus in Individuals with Disabilities (IWD) is first and foremost. He announced that the OFCCP intends to begin more VEVRAA and promotion focused reviews. Promotions being a new focus! Mr. Leen believes a lot of the compensation focused reviews were a result of promotion issues. Stay tuned, more to come!

Contractor Resources for Section 503 Focused Reviews

U.S. DOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs sent this bulletin at 06/11/2019 09:45 AM EDT 

Focused Review Resources For Contractors

OFCCP would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the resources and tools available to contractors preparing for focused reviews under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the disability law that OFCCP enforces.

OFCCP's Section 503 Focused Review webpage is a centralized location for information, resources, and helpful tools for contractors seeking to learn more about the review process. Through the webpage, contractors can also find information on the Focused Review directive, a list of Section 503 best practices, and insight into relevant regulations.

We also encourage contractors to utilize the resources made available by our partner agency, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Contractors should work with ODEP and use their resources, including the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion, to ensure their workplaces are inclusive for people with disabilities.

Contractors can also review the workplace accommodation toolkit provided by ODEP's Job Accommodation Network for helpful tools related to reasonable accommodation.

OFCCP is committed to working with contractors to ensure they have the resources necessary to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace for people with disabilities.
You can visit the OFCCP website to learn more about the work we do.