The Fourth Circuit recently lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction that had blocked federal agencies from carrying out key provisions in two of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...more
3/25/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
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On February 21, 2025, a federal court in Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the administration from carrying out key provisions in two of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Diversity,...more
Following the inauguration, President Trump issued a series of Executive Orders addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility ("DEIA") in employment that impact federal...more
2/20/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Colleges ,
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Employment Discrimination ,
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Federal Contractors ,
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OFCCP ,
Private Sector ,
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Public Employers ,
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On October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified federal contractors of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking the disclosure of their EEO-1 Type 2...more
With a new President inaugurated in 2021, the OFCCP has slowly begun shifting its policies and enforcement practices. While it has been relatively a quiet year in 2021 with few major AAP changes, contractors should anticipate...more
In 2019, OFCCP has been very busy increasing its enforcement activities and issuing policy changes. The agency also garnered a lot of attention for significant pay equity settlements and ongoing litigation.
OFCCP continues...more
1/3/2020
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Employment Litigation ,
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Equal Pay ,
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Veterans ,
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In 2018 the Trump-era OFCCP began issuing policy changes that provide indications how the agency is changing its enforcement approach and where the agency is headed. This year the OFCCP issued nine directives that will guide...more
Obama-era executive orders and regulatory reforms came under review this year. Many survived; others did not. OFCCP took its pursuit of pay equity enforcement to a new level seeking unprecedented volumes of contractor pay...more
OFCCP continued with its regulatory reform agenda in 2016 issuing the anticipated Paid Sick Leave and Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (Blacklisting) final rules, and implementing the sex discrimination guidelines and pay...more
11/1/2016
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H.B. 2 does not preclude private sector businesses or employers from adopting policies that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity nor regulate their decisions with regard to employee or...more
4/21/2016
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Federal Contractors ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Gender Identity ,
Governor McCrory ,
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OSHA ,
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Private Right of Action ,
Private Sector ,
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Public Agencies ,
Public Policy ,
Public Schools ,
Sexual Orientation ,
State and Local Government ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour
2015 marks the first year that many contractors have begun fully implementing the amended VEVRAA and Rehab Act regulations. OFCCP continues with its regulatory reform agenda issuing additional regulations in various stages...more
In this Presentation:
- Part I-Compliance Timeline, Narrative Obligations and Outreach Requirements
- Subpart A - Preliminary Matters
- Subpart A - EO clause changes
- Subpart C - Major...more
The United States Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has issued two final rules that will require significant changes to covered federal contractors’ and subcontractors’...more