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Workplace Word® – Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Alert: New Affirmative Action Requirements Concerning Persons with Disabilities

Dec 05, 2013

by Rebecca A. Winterscheidt

If you are a federal contractor or subcontractor, you need to know about the new affirmative action rules, including:

The requirement to ask applicants to self-identify as disabled before you make an offer of employment;
New data collection and retention rules; and
Why you need to set aside time and resources to ensure compliance by March 24, 2014 deadline.

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