Companies that do business with the federal government will be required to certify the existence of workplace affirmative action plans regardless of whether they are selected for an audit, the U.S. Labor Department’s contractor watchdog office announced in a policy rollout Thursday.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs created an online portal, known as the Affirmative Action Plan Verification Interface, for contractors to attest that they have developed and maintained their plans. Registration for the “Contractor Portal” is scheduled to begin Feb. 1, 2022, with the certification period planned to run from March 31 through June 30.
Rollout of ...