For federal contractors and subcontractors, compliance with complex and ever-changing affirmative action regulations can prove challenging, while non-compliance can prove costly. Organizations selected for Compliance Evaluations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have only 30 days to submit their current AAPs and supporting documentation, including a report on prior year goals and progress achieved. Typical programs are several hundred pages long and must include statistical analyses and narratives that comply with OFCCP regulations.

For the Human Resources staff that is short on time, resources, or recent experience with Affirmative Action Program development, The Associated Employers can simplify the burden. Do not expose your organization to the risk of non-compliance; comprehensive Affirmative Action Services are available through AE.

When to Request Affirmative Action Services
Given all your other management and administrative responsibilities, you cannot expect to be an Affirmative Action expert. But you can call AE for all the Affirmative Action help you need, when you need it. Call us:

• When you need an external expert to develop the complete AAP.
• When you need to update your AAP for the next program year.
• When you receive notice of an OFCCP Compliance Evaluation.
• When you receive your first government contract and are not sure about AAP requirements.
• When you want assistance establishing a compliant applicant tracking system.
• When you want to assess compensation in keeping with OFCCP's guidelines.
• When you need an objective review of your existing AAP.
• When you want an assessment of potential compliance deficiencies.

Select Affirmative Action Services Based on Your Needs
Our professional staff will work with you to interpret regulations and develop a program that is customized to your organization's unique situation.   Services include:

• Conducting Statistical Analyses:
• Organizational Profile
• Job Group Analysis
• Custom census statistics formulated by blending census data for occupations you employ from the geographic areas from which you recruit
• Availability Determination
• Comparison of Incumbency to Availability
• Annual Placement Goals
• Attainment of Prior Year Goals
• Summary of applicants, hires, promotions, terminations and other employment activity
• Impact Ratio (Adverse Impact) Analyses
• Compensation Analysis 
• Drafting all narrative sections, including Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) for covered veterans and workers with disabilities 
• Providing supplemental forms and language to ease implementation of your program 
• Presenting the AAP, conclusions and recommendations to your management team
• Training your Human Resources staff to assure successful program implementation 
• Training your managers/supervisors as required by OFCCP regulations 
• Conducting a review of current practices and provide an assessment of potential compliance deficiencies 
• Providing assistance if your organization is selected by the OFCCP for a
  compliance evaluation 
• Assisting construction contractors with meeting OFCCP's industry specific requirements

To request assistance with your organization's Affirmative Action Program (AAP), contact us at 406-248-6178.