Dept. of Labor Announces Pay Equity Audit Directive for Federal Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directiveto promote greater contractor attention concerning the proactive and effective use of pay equity audits to identify barriers to equal pay in their pay-setting and employment practices.
The directive was announced on March 15, also known as Equal Pay Day – the day through which U.S. women typically must work to be paid the same wages men received in 2021.