On June 27, 2025, federal government contractors received an email from OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach offering them the “opportunity” to “provide information about their efforts to wind down compliance with the [Executive...more
Each year companies across the United States await the EEOC portal opening date so that they can manage and plan their resources to meet the deadline to file their EEO-1 form—a report required by the Equal Employment...more
4/25/2025
/ Diversity ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Gender Identity ,
New Guidance ,
OMB ,
Reporting Requirements
On March 27, 2025, a judge for the Northern District of Illinois granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the DEI Certification and Termination Provisions authorized by President Trump’s Executive Orders 14151 and...more
On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Catherine Eschbach1 as the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In its announcement, Director Eschbach expressed that she is...more
On February 15, 2025, the director of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in his capacity as chair of the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC), issued a CAAC Letter authorizing executive agencies to deviate...more
On November 20, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for Supply and Service Contractors designated as “Fiscal Year 2025 Release 1.” The...more
On October 2, 2024, U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Construction Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, OMB NO. 1250-0001 (“Construction Scheduling Letter”)....more
On June 7, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for Supply and Service Contractors. The CSAL is a courtesy notification, and the...more
In 2022 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began requiring that federal contractors and subcontractors subject to the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 annually certify that they...more
On June 5, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its FY 2023 Construction Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). The CSAL includes 250 employers that OFCCP has identified as...more
In December 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) implemented a new requirement that all covered federal contractors and subcontractors annually certify that they have current affirmative action...more
On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, holding that paying an employee a “day rate” does not satisfy the salary basis test under the...more
2/23/2023
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On January 20, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its FY 2023 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for supply and service contractors. The CSAL includes 452 establishment...more
On May 20, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its FY 2022 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for supply and service contractors. OFCCP has stated that it will immediately...more
On July 2, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a final rule1 amending its regulations to confirm the agency lacks jurisdiction over health care providers whose sole government contract is...more
7/8/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
NDAA ,
NPRM ,
OFCCP ,
Public Comment ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
TRICARE