Monster Takes a Leading Role in Helping Employers Meet New OFCCP Rule

Monster(R), the global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc, today announced it is prepared to help employers comply with the new rule published by the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) that is scheduled to take effect Monday, February 6, 2006. To help employers prepare for these changes, this week Monster began offering its customers free training and educational materials about the rule and the product enhancements the company has made to help those affected comply.

The OFCCP rule defines an Internet Applicant and provides for recordkeeping requirements concerning the Internet and related technologies, including resume database searching. The rule impacts U.S. federal government contractors and sub-contractors covered under executive order 11246. Conservative estimates show that some 20,000 businesses representing 27 million employees are affected by this rule.

As the industry leader, Monster has been closely monitoring these regulations since the proposed rule was published in March 2004. We have consulted with industry experts, legal advisors and the OFCCP to design a system that will make it easier for federal contractors to comply with the final rule, said Doug Klinger, President of Monster, North America. We are confident our product enhancements will not only assist affected employers, but augment the overall recruitment and hiring process.

Monster has integrated OFCCP-related features into its Job Posting and Resume Search tools available to federal contractors. These features will allow employers to specify OFCCP-related information (such as data management techniques and basic qualifications), to collect and maintain Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) data, and to track a history of job posting and resume search information that is required under the new rule.