Module 2 - Background

FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ISSUES

Required Reading

Drug-Free Workplace Act, retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/elaws/asp/drugfree/screen4.htm

E.O. 12989 E-Verify for Federal Contractors

Felsberg, E. J. (2005, Summer). Affirmative action overview for federal contractors. Employment Relations Today, 32(2), 101-105. Retrieved from ProQuest.

The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act, retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/vevraa.htm

Optional Reading

Cranford, M. (1998, December). Drug testing and the right to privacy: Arguing the ethics of workplace drug testing. Journal of Business Ethics, 17(16), 1,805-1,815

Employment Law Information Network (information on recent cases, laws, HRM-related topics). Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2011/01/art1full.pdf

Equal Employment Opportunity Laws (federal) website. Retrieved from http://eeoc.gov. (See this website for the major federal EEO laws.)

Federal contractors, compliance assistance. Retrieved from the Department of Labor website at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/audience/fedcontractor.htm

Fitzpatrick, J. J., Jr, & Perine, J. L. (2013). State labor legislation enacted in 2012. Monthly Labor Review, 136(2), 24-29. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Human resource management and the law. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/18002088/Chapter-4-Human-Resource-Management-and-the-Law

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/index.htm. (See this website for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and E.O. 11246.)

Sample affirmative action programs (AAPs). (n.d.) United States Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/aaps/aaps.htm

State Employment Laws website. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/state.htm

Summary of the major laws of the Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/lawsprog.htm

U.S. Department of Labor. (n.d.). Elaws: Employment laws assistance for workers and small businesses. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/elaws/

U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. (1997). Best practices of private sector employers. Retrieved from http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/Best-Practices.htm

EEO Compliance for Federal Contractors/Subcontractors

Before starting this assignment, be sure that you are familiar with the following laws and their amendments:

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Drug-Free Workplace Act (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Executive Order 11246 (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Affirmative Action Plans (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Executive Order 12989 (E-Verify) (Click on the link for a brief overview.)

Case Assignment

You are an HR Manager for a large plastics company. One of your largest customers has just secured a major office furniture contract with the federal government. Your customer wants your company to become a subcontractor for the project, making all of the plastic parts required. There is uncertainty among your organization's top officials about whether or not to become part of this project, even though it would be very lucrative. The disagreement centers around the preparation of an affirmative action plan and the goal achievement requirements imposed to correct underutilization.

Discuss additional EEO compliance requirements that impact a federal subcontractor. Also, be sure to discuss the important components of an affirmative action plan (expanding on the goal-setting process), and discuss how affirmative action goals should relate to an organization's strategic human resources plan.

Use at least 5 library sources to help strengthen your discussion. 

Please upload your paper by the module due date.

The paper should be at least 4-5 pages, not counting the cover and reference pages.