Affirmative Action Plans

Why Choose EPS as Your AAP Resource?

• High-level Expertise. Affirmative Action is a specialized area in which organizations rarely have in-house expertise. EPS provides the necessary expertise to ensure a quality and compliant product.
• Cost-Effective. The training curve on Affirmative Action is steep, and the cost of turnover and Affirmative Action software is high. By outsourcing to EPS, your organization avoids these costs and receives sterling, senior level, Affirmative Action services at highly competitive rates.
• Timesaving. EPS attorney-consultants will devote the necessary uninterrupted time to prepare your organization’s AAP, resulting in a timely turnaround without compromising quality. The time saved on Plan preparation can be devoted fully to implementation.
• Audit Assistance. Audits are on the rise and organizations that have recently been awarded a contract through the GSA database should expect a routine desk audit. Further, if a past audit found deficiencies, it is likely the organization will be audited more frequently. Finally, if the employer’s EEO-1 numbers are rising due to merger, acquisition or growth, the organization is more likely to get audited. EPS offers audit assistance at no extra charge for its AAP clients.

AAP's are produced one time per year, and must be updated each subsequent year. The Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) conducts spot checks on contractors to ensure AAP completion and reporting. Establishing an up-to-date and compliant AAP is critical.

What AAP Tools Does EPS Provide?

EPS’s AAP specialists provide the organization with all of the tools necessary to implement an appropriate AAP, including:

• One compliant Affirmative Action Plan for each location, including text and statistical reports with appropriate charts and graphs.
• Employment activity reports, with a report on progress toward goal attainment and adverse impact analysis on applicant pools completed at the end of the Plan year.
• Customized boilerplate text delivered electronically in Microsoft Word format to facilitate the organization’s yearly update. This is a one-time cost that is not billed in subsequent years of Plan preparation by EPS.
• Training of the organization’s HR, management, and supervisory staff on AAP implementation and EEO issues.
• Audit assistance in the event the organization is audited by the OFCCP at no extra charge. EPS works directly with the employer or with its in-house or outside counsel to manage the audit. In audits that EPS directly manages with our clients, we have not had any payouts over the past 10 years.