Practice Areas & Industries: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The U.S. Department of Labor's OFCCP is responsible for ">enforcement of ">Executive ">Order 11246, Section 503 of the ">Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era ">Readjustment Assistance Act and other laws requiring ">federal ">contractors and ">subcontractors to provide equal ">employment opportunity regardless of ">race, gender, color, ">religion, national origin, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.  Baker Donelson's labor and employment ">attorneys assist today's employers in dealing with OFCCP's enforcement and compliance efforts, and help them address federal contractor and subcontractor requirements.

Services Available

Drawing on years of experience and broad, substantive ">knowledge, ">attorneys in Baker Donelson's ">Labor & ">Employment Group provide focused ">training and consultation to ">federal ">contractors and ">subcontractors and other employers concerning numerous issues arising in the area of equal employment opportunity and ">affirmative action compliance.  Some of our services include:

·         Drafting and updating ">Executive ">Order 11246 ">Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs), including plan narratives and organizational profiles; assess availability data, ">compensation and adverse impact analysis; and development and implementation of performance goals;

·         Incorporating Equal Opportunity Clauses in ">contracts and subcontracts;

·         Dealing with Corporate ">Management Compliance Evaluations (Glass Ceiling ">Audits) and develop procedures related to glass ceiling reviews;

·         Assisting with applicant screening;

·         Establishing test ">validation standards;

·         Completing and ">filing OFCCP's "Equal Opportunity Survey"; and

·         Advising employers on ">compensation, recruitment, testing, ">selection, ">promotion and other personnel activities.

In addition, Baker Donelson ">attorneys provide assistance to covered ">contractors and ">subcontractors facing OFCCP desk ">audits, onsite reviews, offsite analysis, compliance checks and focused reviews.  In the event of OFCCP action, we provide advice and technical ">support regarding compliance evaluation resolutions, including negotiating compliance evaluation ">closure ">letters and conciliation ">agreements on the employer's behalf.

The ">Labor & ">Employment Group is committed to maintaining and preserving its ">reputation as an experienced and knowledgeable team by staying abreast of significant developments at OFCCP.  Through its multi-office structure and a diligent team of ">attorneys, Baker Donelson's Labor & Employment Group is able to monitor trends in the area of OFCCP compliance as well as recent legislative enactments affecting covered contractors.