United States Department of Labor
Office of Administrative Law Judges Law Library

OFCCP DIGEST: A Digest of Cases Under the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Compiled by the Office of Administrative Law Judges
United States Department of Labor

SKELETAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

Titles ...................Topics

1-2 In General -- Rules of Practice

3-4 Affirmative Action Plans

5-6 Construction Contracts

7-8 Discrimination Against the Handicapped

9-10 Sex Discrimination

11-12 Veteran's Discrimination

13 Apprenticeship Programs

14 Copying Documents

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Titles 1-2 In General -- Rules of Practice

1.1 Administrative Procedure Act

1.2 Appeal

1.3 Class Actions

1.31 Burden of Proof

1.4 Civil Rights Act of 1964

1.5 Comptroller General Opinions

1.6 Conciliation

1.7 Consent Decree

1.8 Constitutionality

1.81 Due Process

1.82 Fourth Amendment

1.83 Impairment of Contracts

1.84 Jurisdiction of ALJ

1.841 Dismissal by ALJ

1.9 Definition - Government Contracts

2.0 Discriminatory Discharges

2.1 Discovery - Generally

2.11 Discovery - ALJ's Authority

2.13 Discovery - Informant's Privilege

2.14 Discovery - Interrogatories

2.15 Discovery - obstruction of Government's Interviews

2.15(a) Discovery - Request for Admissions

2.15(b) Discovery - Insufficient Response

2.15(c) Discovery - Failure to Answer

2.15(d) Discovery - Legal Conclusions

2.16 Discovery - Scope

2.16(a) Discovery - Class Actions

2.16(b) Discovery - Prehearing Discovery

2.2 Executive Order - Effect of

2.21 Executive order - Congressional Approval

2.22 Executive Order - Purpose of

2.23 Executive Order - Coverage

2.24 Executive Order - Burden of Proof

2.25 Executive Order - Remedies

2.3 Hearings

2.31 Expedited

2.4 Jurisdiction of ALJ

2.5 Limitation of Actions

2.51 Title VII, Distinguishes

2.6 Regulations - Effect of

2.61 Regulations - Statutory Authorization

2.62 Regulations - ALJ's Authority With Respect Thereto

2.7 Sanctions

2.71 Debarment

2.72 Discovery

2.73 Abuse of Discretion

2.74 Specificity of Debarment & Due Process

2.8 Substantial Question of Law

2.9 Procedure

2.91 Charge of Discrimination

2.911 Complaint - Sufficiency Thereof

2.912 Answer

2.92 Summary Judgment

2.93 Intervention

Titles 3-4 Affirmative Action Plans

3.1 Affected Class

3.2 Cost of Compliance

3.3 Evidence - Statistical

3.4 Incompatibility

3.5 Procedures

3.51 Compliance Review

3.52 Joint Proceedings

3.53 Standard Compliance Review Report

3.6 Regional Plans

3.7 Reporting Requirement

3.71 Defenses

3.72 Noncompliance

3.73 Purpose

3.8 Request for Information

3.81 Access

3.82 Form of Data

3.83 Harassment

3.84 Prior to Conciliation Agreement

3.85 Samplings

3.9 Sanctions

4.0 State Affirmative Action Plans

4.1 Underutilization

4.11 Availability Rates

4.12 Method - "Reasonably Expected"

4.13 Numerical Disparity Test (Technical Guidance Memo #1)

4.14 Statistical Significance Test

Titles 5-6 Construction Contracts

5.1 Best Evidence Rule

5.2 Bid Conditions

5.3 Employer Cooperation Association

5.4 Executive Order, Effect of

5.5 Good Faith Effort

5.6 Minority Percentages - Calculation of

5.7 Non-Federal Projects

5.8 Notice to Community Organizations

5.9 Notice to Contractors/Subcontractors

6.0 Philadelphia Plan

6.1 Reporting Requirements

6.2 Training Programs

6.3 Union Cooperation

6.31 "Best Efforts"

6.32 Refusal

6.33 Risk of Shutdown

6.4 Voluntary Compliance

Titles 7-8 Discrimination Against the Handicapped

7.0 Affirmative Action Plans

7.2 Burden of Proof - Generally

7.21 Physical Examination

7.21 'Handicapped Individual'

7.22 Undue Hardship

7.3 Exceptions to the Act

7.31 Business Necessity

7.32 Safety

7.4 Congressional Intent

7.41 Civil Right Act Of 1964

7.5 Consent

7.6 Impairment

7.61 Definition - Generally

7.62 General Employability

7.63 Return to work after injury

7.64 Measurement

7.65 'Particular Job'

7.66 Qualified Handicapped Individual

7.7 Jurisdiction

7.71 Amount in Controversy

7.72 Constitutionality

7.73 Of ALJ

7.74 Laches

7.75 Prior Acts of Discrimination

7.76 Cost of Compliance

7.8 Physical Examinations

7.81 Attendance of Gov't Att'y at Prehearing Examination

7.9 Procedure

7.91 Motion to Dismiss or Strike

7.92 Summary Judgment

8.0 Remedies

8.01 Back Pay

8.1 Retroactivity of the Rules

8.2 Non-federal Projects

8.3 Statute of Limitations

8.4 Union Agreement

8.5 Timeliness

Titles 9-10 Sex Discrimination

9.1 Burden of Proof

9.2 Consent Decree

9.3 Educational Institutions Coverage Under the Executive Order

9.4 Evidence

9.41 Circumstantial

9.42 Expert Opinions

9.43 Statistical

9.44 Substantial

9.45 Agency Interpretation

9.5 Exempt Status

9.51 University Departments

9.6 Hiring

9.7 Information

9.71 Refusal to Furnish

9.8 Judicial Notice

9.9 Sex Discrimination

9.91 Pregnancy

10.0 Procedure,

10.01 Civil case, distinguished

10.02 Civil Rights Act

10.03 Laches/Lack of Jurisdiction

10.04 Res judicata

10.1 Promotions

10.11 Policy

10.12 Evidence of discrimination

10.2 Remedies

10.3 Retaliatory Action

10.31 Construction of Regulation

10.32 Specific Acts

10.4 Salary

10.41 Length of Service

10.42 Measuring discrimination

10.43 Presumptive discrimination

10.5 Sanctions

10.6 Service Credits (Seniority)

10.61 Seniority Systems

Titles 11-12 Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRA)

11.1 Generally

11.2 Proof

Title 13 Apprenticeship Training Programs (29 C.F.R. Part 30)

13.1 Age Discrimination

13.2 Age Requirements

13.3 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

13.4 Deregistration

13.5 Estoppel

Title 14 Copying Documents

14.1 Confidential Documents

14.2 Executive Order, Authority for

14.3 Freedom of Information Act

14.31 Exemption from

14.4 Peer Review Process

14.5 Privilege

14.51 Confidentiality

14.6 Relevance