Employers could trip on new Affirmative Action rules

• Published in: New Orleans CityBusiness
• Main Author: Clark, Maria
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Metairie BridgeTower Media Holding Company, LLC 26.09.2013; BridgeTower Media Holding Company
• Subjects: Affirmative action; Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US; Disability; Employees; Employers; Employment; Government contracts; Hiring; Laws, regulations and rules; Public contracts; Recruitment; Workers with disabilities; Workplace multiculturalism

Companies that are subject to the Affirmative Action guidelines are expected to make good faith efforts to achieve these goals, Scott said, because they are subject to audits by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.