Good Faith Initiative for Veterans Employment (G-FIVE)

By Criselda Rivet, EEO Analyst

I recently attended the Northern California ILG meeting where the OFCCP Regional Director from the Pacific Coast, William Smitherman, awarded the G-FIVE Award Nomination Recognition to the following companies:

Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Santa Rosa, CA
Roadway Express – West Sacramento, CA

Each recipient discussed their award-winning programs and how they came to be nominated. Their speech consisted primarily of effective action-oriented programs designed to attract women, minorities, veterans and people with disabilities into their workforce while proactively implementing equal employment opportunity. The efforts of the aforementioned Federal contractors resulted in further diversification of the workforce as well as the recognition of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP).

G-FIVE recognizes companies’ best practices and good faith efforts in the advancement and employment of veterans. It is an incentive given to contractors and subcontractors in hiring more veterans. And it is also one way of strengthening the relationship between the OFCCP and the veterans group.

There are two (2) ways to get the G-FIVE nomination. Both of which have to undergo a full compliance audit (i.e., desk audit, onsite, and offsite).

(1) Self-nomination – contractors and subcontractors may submit a written statement addressing their interest in being considered for the nomination.
(2) Recommendation from the OFCCP Regional Directors to the National Office.

Any contractor or subcontractor who receives the recognition will be audit-free from the OFCCP for three years following the date the recipient receives the rating. Please note, if your organization has multiple locations, only the awarded location is exempt from being audited for three years from the date that the award is granted.

G-FIVE recipients will be recognized on OFCCP’s website and will also receive a certificate of recognition.

For more information about G-FIVE Initiative, please visit the OFFCP website at http://www.dol.gov/esa/ofccp/g_five.htm