On August 19, 2022, as discussed in previous alerts, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified its federal contractor base that the OFCCP received a request under the...more
On August 26, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched its Notification of Construction Contract Award Portal (NCAP). The NCAP is a new online platform for contracting officers, applicants,...more
On Equal Pay Day (March 15, 2022), President Biden issued an executive order aimed at advancing the effectiveness in federal contracting by promoting pay equity and transparency in tandem with the U.S. Department of Labor’s...more
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees of certain federal contractors beginning January 30, 2022. The final rule implements Executive Order...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its final rule establishing consistent evidentiary parameters for the way it determines preliminary findings of discrimination against contractors during...more
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued a controversial “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (Executive Order 13950 or Order) in a purported effort “to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex...more
The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced its new hotline and email address to provide a forum to report noncompliance with Executive Order 11246 as well as President...more
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The Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released three new directives on April 17, 2020 that formalize its mediation procedures, seek to further increase the efficiency of its compliance...more
In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many federal contractors are questioning to what extent the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will continue to operate and...more
On January 20, 2017, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus issued a memorandum addressed to the heads of executive departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), instructing them to freeze new or...more
President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order is one of a number of regulatory initiatives many expect to be rolled back by the incoming Trump administration, and many of the order’s guidelines have already...more
On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued its long-anticipated final rule implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (Executive Order), along with accompanying guidelines...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in partnership with the Department of Labor, announced controversial proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Form. If adopted as proposed, the...more
2016 is expected to be another active year of regulatory change at the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), including the anticipated implementation of the “Fair Play and Safe Workplaces” executive...more