Federal contractors and subcontractors for the first time must adopt quantifiable hiring goals for individuals with disabilities and hiring benchmarks for military veterans, according to final rules announced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.

In one set of rules under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, contractors must establish a 7 percent utilization goal for disabled individuals in each job group of their workforce, or across the whole workforce if it consists of fewer than 100 employees.

And in another set of rules, established under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, contractors are required to establish hiring benchmarks for veterans based on either the national percentage of veterans in the workforce, which currently stands at 8 percent, or their own benchmark based on the best available data.

Both sets of rules include new data collection, outreach, recruitment, and self-identification requirements regarding individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Join Julia Mendez, Principal Business Consultant for the Workforce Compliance and Diversity Solutions division of Peoplefluent’s New Orleans office, as she discusses the recent changes. Julia will also be covering key changes within the revised Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM).

Highlights of the webinar include:

•New record keeping requirements for veterans and IWD
•Benchmarking requirements
•EO policy statement and electronic posting procedures 
•New self-identification requirements and employee survey 
•Key changes in the FCCM

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