The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently began mailing Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) to federal contractors informing them of potential compliance reviews or audits. The mailing represents a change from a policy the OFCCP announced earlier this year that future notifications would be posted on the OFCCP's website.

The CSALs do not mark the start of an audit, nor do they guarantee that an audit will actually occur. Instead, the letters provide advance notice to employers that an audit of affirmative action programs may occur in the future. Although the OFCCP may move to online notification in the future, employers should continue to look out for CSALs sent through the mail.

For information on the federal affirmative action laws pertaining to federal contractors and subcontractors, see Practice Note, Affirmative Action: Overview.