Focus on Disability Hiring on Tap for Federal Contractor Audits

Federal contractors can expect the Labor Department to conduct focused on-site reviews of their efforts to hire and employ individuals with disabilities in the coming months.

Under the new leadership of acting director Craig Leen, an advocate for individuals with disabilities, the DOL’s Office for Federal Contract Compliance Programs will begin conducting random focused reviews of contractors during regular audits to ensure they’re attempting to meet a 7 percent employment rate goal for employees with disabilities. That goal was established as part of updates to the agency’s disability rules during the Obama administration. Some employers in the contracting community opposed ...