The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that beginning on November 27th, 2006 the agency's regional offices will begin scheduling audits from its new (FY2007) listing of contractors. The new list covers approximately 2000 facilities that have either self-identified as being an establishment of a Federal contractor, or have been identified as such by the OFCCP.

Forget holiday greeting cards. Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) have already been mailed to many Chief Executive Officers that have more than one establishment on the list. You may want to alert your CEO's office. If you are currently being audited, have been audited during the past 24 months, or have received the Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award or an Exemplary Voluntary Efforts Award within the last three years, you are probably safe this year (i.e. your establishment will most likely not show up on the list).

Not all facilities that are scheduled will actually be audited. Likewise, in some cases an unscheduled audit may occur based on factors such as contract award notices, individual complaints, subsequent scheduling releases, and conciliation agreement monitoring processes.

If you have any questions or comments, or would like us to assist you in an OFCCP audit by compiling and analyzing the necessary data and submitting it to the OFCCP on your behalf, please give us a call.