Contractor Watchdog to Boost Construction Focus With Portal (1)

Construction companies will be required to report information about their subcontractors in a new online portal the Labor Department’s contractor watchdog plans to roll out this summer, the office’s director said.

The portal is part of a revamp of the way the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs selects construction companies for audits, OFCCP Director Jenny Yang told Bloomberg Law during a one-on-one interview. Construction contractors would use the portal to report their subcontracts and dates, and the OFCCP would use that information schedule audits, she said.

The OFCCP enforces anti-bias laws and affirmative action obligations among federal contractors. ...