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ARTICLE · 22 MAY 2023

OFCCP Issues Revised Scheduling Letter And Itemized Listing Following Public Comments

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As detailed in our prior Alert, in late November 2022, the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed significant changes to its compliance review scheduling letter and accompanying...

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As detailed in our prior Alert, in late November 2022, the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed significant changes to its compliance review scheduling letter and accompanying itemized listing that would substantially increase the initial response burden on federal contractors selected for audit. This proposal was subject to a 60-day public comment period that closed on January 20, 2023. On April 18, 2023, OFCCP published an updated scheduling letter, which took into account?but mostly disregarded?the significant, largely critical comments it received from the contractor community in response to the version proposed in November.

There are three substantive changes of note in the updated scheduling letter:

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