Posted by OFCCP Specialist

The Obama administration has issued a challenge to Community Health Centers – hire 8,000 veterans in the next 3 years.  “The health reform law provides funding for community health centers to serve more Americans and hire more workers. Additionally, HHS will ask centers to start reporting on the number of veterans that they employ. The Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs will work together to connect veterans to the health clinics’ job openings. The National Association of Community Health Centers will also contribute to this effort and joined the Administration in announcing this Community Health Center Veterans Hiring Challenge,” according to White House Press Secretary. Read more…

Posted by OFCCP Specialist

America’s Job Exchange, one of the premier diversity recruiting web sites, and OFCCP compliance service provider, is pleased to announce the most recent update to our robust job distribution service.   AJE distributes jobs to all corners of the U.S. to ensure our customers meet the OFCCP requirement to list federal contractor jobs with the appropriate state agencies.  Now when OneStop offices and veteran’s representatives (LVERs and DVOPs) receive our job distribution email they see a clickable list of job titles, where the employers offering the positions and the location where the job is offered.  Read more…

Posted by OFCCP Specialist

President Obama recently related a story about a combat medic who earned a Bronze Star.  This individual was instrumental in saving a French soldier’s life from a gunshot wound to the head, and was also instrumental in saving 42 people from a flooding river. However, when this soldier returned home to Wyoming he could not get a job as a first responder.  Nick had to enroll in classes he was qualified to teach just to get the civilian accreditation he need to get a job in his chosen field. Read more…

Posted by OFCCP Specialist

These days being audited is not a matter of if…it’s a matter of when.  And while you’d  like to assume each audit will go smoothly and all the data that you have been meticulously tracking is in order, chances are OFCCP will find something to question. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

Last week I had the opportunity to present at the 14th annual compliance conference in Phoenix. The event was organized by the Arizona Affirmative Action Association and attended by a large number of compliance managers and recruiting specialists from various organizations in the area. Compliance Officers from the OFCCP district, including the district director, presented during the conference covering a broad range of issues such as OFCCP priorities, review of the regulations, case studies, best practices and more. Read more…

Posted by Alan Klapman

Don’t forget! – America’s Job Exchange is sponsoring the 14th Annual Compliance Conference hosted by the Arizona Industry Liaison Group, The Southern Nevada Industry Liaison Group and the Arizona Affirmative Action Association. The conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona this week on Tuesday November 15, 2011. Also speaking at the event is America’s Job Exchange President Rathin Sinha. Read more…

Posted by OFCCP Specialist

At AJE we understand an OFCCP audit is a burden on federal contractors.  Proving your open job opportunities are listed with the appropriate state employment agencies is just a small part of the overall audit, so getting relevant reports related to your job’s distribution can help minimize the work you need to do in this area. Read more…

Posted by OFCCP Specialist

Each state has a different requirements list for jobs posted on their career sites.  Many states require employers provide a FEIN and/or state unemployment insurance ID number.  Others are very specific about wanting information regarding the location of the job opportunity and in the case of the state of Georgia, they also want to know who will be conducting the actual interviews. Read more…

Posted by OFCCP Specialist

These are just some of the steps the Obama Administration has taken to ensure future employment for veterans returning from engagements in Iraq, Afghanistan and other theatres of war:

• On October 19, First Lady Michelle Obama announced that the American Logistics Association (ALA) and their 270 affiliate companies have committed to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2013. This commitment is part of the First Lady’s and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces initiative to support veterans and military families. The ALA’s commitment will fulfill a quarter of the President’s challenge to the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2013.

Read more…

Posted by Alan Klapman

America’s Job Exchange is sponsoring the 14th Annual Compliance Conference hosted by the Arizona Industry Liaison Group, The Southern Nevada Industry Liaison Group and the Arizona Affirmative Action Association. The conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday November 15, 2011. Read more…