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Contract Compliance Unit

In order to receive federal-funding, DOTD ensures that contractors and subcontractors comply with the equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination provisions of all federally-assisted construction contracts of $10,000 or more. The function of the Contract Compliance Program is to ensure that the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration are fulfilled in this area.

 

The primary duties of this program area are monitoring and assisting contractors in program implementation, conducting compliance reviews and developing the annual summary of highway construction employment. 

Employee Rights

Effective June 21, 2010, federal contractors and subcontractors must notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act with this poster. It must be displayed conspicuously in and around plants and/or offices, and where other employee notices are typically posted.

 

Family and Medical Leave Act

Outlining employee rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for those employers that qualify, this must be posted prominently where employees and applicants can clearly see it. If your workforce's primary language is not English, the DOL also requires you to post it in a secondary language. According to the DOL, deliberate refusal or failure to post will result in a $100 fine for each offense.

 

 

Equal Opportunity Posters for Federal Projects

The law requires an employer to post notices describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability and genetic information.

 

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA requires all private employers to hang this poster in the workplace to inform workers of their rights under the OSH Act.