webinar

Key Takeaways: “VETS 4212”

July 27, 2018 by Dao Nguyen

On July 18th Dao Nguyen and Michael Pati presented the webinar VETS-4212, which covered important basics about the annual reporting required by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) Office. Below are some of the key highlights:

Who must file: All federal contractors and subcontractors who have a federal contract or subcontract of $150,000 or more entered into or modified after October 1, 2015. It is important to note that there is no threshold for the number of employees.

When to file: The VETS-4212 online reporting application is scheduled to open on August 1st and the deadline to file is on September 30, 2018.

Reporting Period: For this filing period, contractors may select:

any payroll period ending between July 1 and August 31, 2018; or
December 31, 2017, for contractors who received approval to use that date for purposes of filing their EEO-1 report(s).

In addition, contractors must also report new hires that occurred during the 12-month period immediately preceding the selected snapshot date (https://www.dol.gov/vets/contractor/main.htm#14).

Reporting Information:

Total number of employees and new hires by job EEO category and hiring location;
Numbers of employees and new hires who identified as being a protected veteran
Address of each hiring location
Other company identifying information such as VETS Company Number (for returning filers only), NAICS, Dun and Bradstreet, and Federal Employer/Tax ID.

How to File:

For first time filers, register at https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/External/Registration
For returning filers, new passwords may be obtained at https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/Account/ResetPassword, and will need to be reset every 60 days.
Options to file: Reporting may be completed by Manual Input or Batch Filing in the VETS Online Filing System; or by completing the downloadable 2018 Fillable Form (https://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/vets-4212_rev_2018.pdf) and submitting via email to VETS4212-customersupport@dol.gov.

A recorded version of the webinar, which includes the live demonstration of creating pivot tables for the VETS-4212, is available to our Platinum members.

To log in and access this and other past webinars, or to learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, please visit BCGi’s website. You may contact us via email staff@biddle.com or call (800) 999-0438 for any questions.

Contributing author: Michael Pati, Practice Manager, Silicon Valley at Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.

July BCGi Events

July 2, 2018 by Kali Roberts

July 7th at 10 AM | VETS 4212 Webinar
On August 1, the 2018 VETS-4212 filing period will officially begin, the reporting requirements apply to all Federal contractors and subcontractors with a government contract in the amount of $150,000 or more. And while the 2018 VETS-4212 filing is still due on or before September 30, 2018, it is important to be aware that the recent changes to the EEO-1 reporting requirements have afforded contractors a new date option for data collection. In addition to being able to select a date between July 1, 2018 and August 31, 2018 to gather employee data and the corresponding prior 12-months of new hires data, contractors may now use December 31, 2017 as the snapshot date in order to align their VETS-4212 and EEO-1 data collection efforts. Come join us as we discuss who must file, when to file, and how to file with sample forms and live pivots tables.
July 27th through August 3rd | 2018 ILG National Conference
Join Biddle Consulting Group at the 2018 NILG – visit our booth to win prizes, meet with our staff, and learn some more about Biddle! Staff will also be presenting throughout the conference during both pre-conference sessions and main conference sessions.
- Tuesday, July 31st from 12:45pm – 2:15pm | Compensation Basics & How OFCCP Audits with Patrick Nooren, Ph.D. and Katherine Haight (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Thursday, August 2nd from 11:15am – 12:15pm | (Implicit) Bias–A Change in Framing, Understanding, and Controlling Discrimination with Dan Kuang, Ph.D. and Nina Le-Tse
- Thursday, August 2nd from 2:45pm – 3:45pm | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: How Diversity Initiatives Could Go Awry with Marife Ramos and Cassie Verdon

To learn about more events and webinars held throughout the year, visit bcginstitute.org.

June BCGi Events

June 5, 2018 by Kali Roberts

June 15 – Applicants with Disabilities – UNKNOWN Hidden Barriers to Risk and Poor Applicant Experience

Join BCGi as we welcome Sheridan Walker, CEO and founder of HirePotential, in a webinar that will disclose the unknown barriers and risk exposure that are affecting your recruiting efforts and provide the solution to resolve.

HirePotential surveyed 100 top diversity companies. You will be shocked by the results of the unknown risks they found!

Now many companies THINK they may have the appropriate process in place that provides full inclusion for individuals with disabilities, BUT, many don’t know the hidden barriers and unknown gaps that could lead to a loss of qualified talent, poor candidate experience and potential risk.

You won’t want to miss this webinar. Get in the know, take action and gain knowledge while learning the tools to minimize the potential risk, optimize your recruiting efforts, and provide a positive candidate experience. On this webinar you will learn what unknown exposures and hidden barriers are that affect your recruiting and compliance efforts.

Your reasons for attending the webinar:
•Give your company an insight to the hidden and unknown risks
•Understand the impact of how effective your online applicant process and statement is for your company
•Maximize your recruiting investment and compliance results
•Provide a solution to the barriers

Find out what the study revealed and that the top diversity companies have no idea of the barriers.

June 28 – Discussion of OFCCP and State-level Enforcement

It is not easy being a federal contractor and in the pay equity space, it is quickly becoming more difficult. As States begin to adopt more aggressive equal pay laws, meeting and maintaining equal pay compliance has never been more difficult. How can this be? The simple answer is that OFCCP, EEOC, and modern State equal pay laws differ in how they frame and evaluate pay equity. For federal contractors, there is no universal definition of equal pay. A federal contractor who is in compliance with OFCCP equal pay requirements may not necessarily be in compliance with State equal pay laws, and in some instances the two may be in conflict. In this webinar, we will: 1) layout the different types of pay equity requirements, and 2) describe methods to ensure you balance the three equal pay compliance requirements.