Equal pay is a critical issue for workers and their families, and a priority of OFCCP’s equal employment compliance assistance and compliance evaluation activities. On August 24, 2018, OFCCP issued DIR 2018‐05, Analysis of Contractor Compensation Practices During a Compliance Evaluation, which outlines OFCCP’s standard procedures for reviewing contractor compensation practices during a compliance evaluation.
On August 18, 2022, OFCCP also issued Directive 2022-01 Revision 1, Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis, which provides guidance on how OFCCP will evaluate federal contractors’ compliance with their compensation analysis obligations and clarifies OFCCP’s authority to access and review documentation of compensation analyses conducted pursuant to 41 CFR 60-2.17(b)(3).