Partnerships for Compliance Assistance Program (PCAP)

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# PCAP Agreement between the

# U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Compliance Assistance Policy

# and

**[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}**

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Compliance Assistance Policy
(DOL/OCA) and **[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** share an
understanding of the importance of providing clear, accurate and
easy-to-access compliance assistance for employers and other DOL
stakeholders in order to protect the wages, health benefits, retirement
security, safety and health of America's workforce. Therefore, DOL/OCA
and **[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** are establishing a
collaborative partnership to ensure that members of **[\<ORGANIZATION
NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** are aware of compliance assistance resources
available to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities under the
various employment laws administered by the Department of Labor.

In particular, DOL/OCA and **[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** will
collaborate to achieve the following goals designed to help ensure that
**[\<EMPLOYERS/MEMBERS/OTHERS\>]{.mark}** understand their legal rights
and responsibilities under employment laws administered by DOL:

-   **Develop and disseminate information through print and electronic
    media, including [\[CHOOSE THOSE THAT APPLY\]]{.mark}:**

    -   Distribute DOL educational materials or develop educational
        materials about DOL's compliance assistance tools and resources
        for distribution to **[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}**
        members;

    -   Publish articles on DOL's compliance assistance efforts and DOL
        compliance assistance tools and resources in **[\<ORGANIZATION
        NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** electronic and/or print membership
        publication(s);

    -   Ensure that members of **[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}**
        have easy access to information about DOL's compliance
        assistance tools through the **[\<ORGANIZATION
        NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** Web site;

-   **Participate in DOL/OCA's or [\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}
    conferences, meetings or other special events, including [\[*CHOOSE
    THOSE THAT APPLY*]{.mark}:**

    -   Participate in seminars and/or workshops for **[\<ORGANIZATION
        NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** members about DOL compliance issues;

    -   Coordinate speaking/presenting engagements at **[\<ORGANIZATION
        NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** conferences and other special events;

    -   Exhibit/distribute DOL/OCA and aforementioned educational
        materials at **[\<ORGANIZATION NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** conferences
        and other special events.

The purpose of DOL/OCA's partnerships is to foster activities designed
to raise employers' and others' awareness of the DOL's laws and
regulations and the DOL compliance assistance tools available to them,
thereby helping protect the wages, health benefits, retirement security,
safety and health of America's workforce. By entering into a partnership
with an organization, DOL/OCA is not endorsing nor promoting any of that
organization's products or services nor their legislative agenda.

Representatives of both DOL/OCA and **[\<ORGANIZATION
NAME(S)\>]{.mark}** will meet to develop an action plan and timeline,
determine procedures for working together and identify roles and
responsibilities of participants in implementing the partnership. They
will then meet as needed to track and share information on partnership
activities and results in achieving the goals of the partnership.

This partnership agreement goes into effect on the date accompanying the
signatures below and will remain in effect for **[\<MUTUALLY AGREED UPON
TIME PERIOD\>]{.mark}**. Either signatory may terminate the partnership
agreement for any reason at any time with 30 days written notice. Also,
this partnership agreement may be modified at any time with the
concurrence of both signatories.

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Name Date [\<Name\>]{.mark} Date

Title [\<Title\>]{.mark}

DOL/OCA [\<Organization Name\>]{.mark}

Revised November, 2005