By Aron Beezley and Amandeep Kahlon (April 26, 2019, 4:17 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs recently requested approval from the Office of Management and Budget of a new approach to review federal construction contractors' compliance with the OFCCP's affirmative action program, or AAP, and record-keeping requirements.[1] In its request, the OFCCP indicated that it hopes to employ less burdensome compliance checks in greater quantity as opposed to more intensive compliance reviews or audits. In addition, the OFCCP indicated that it plans to harmonize the procedures by which compliance checks are conducted. The OFCCP's proposal also includes changes to compliance reviews of federally assisted contractors, but those changes are not addressed here....