Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced it is updating its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Supply and Service Scheduling List (Scheduling List) by removing establishments previously selected for a...more
Immediately upon taking office on January 20, 2021, President Biden took swift action to overturn the controversial “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (EO 13950). Executive Order 13950 was issued on...more
Under the leadership of Director Craig Leen, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) advanced four thematic foundations of Certainty, Efficiency, Recognition and Transparency (the CERT principles) to...more
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (Executive Order 13950 or Executive Order) which purports “to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping...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
President Trump recently issued “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (Executive Order 13950) — a sweeping federal directive intended “to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and...more
As we reported, on September 22, 2020, President Trump issued “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” (Executive Order 13950) in an effort to “to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping...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
10/6/2020
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hotlines ,
OFCCP ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Trump Administration
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an unprecedented “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (Order) directed to the federal workforce and federal contractors. The Order purports “to combat...more
Applicable federal contractors should immediately review the 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), released by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to see if they have been selected for a...more
On August 10, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) updated its website, including revamping the National Pre-Award Registry and the VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Database. These new features provide...more
The OFCCP announced on May 8, 2020 that it completed its awaited update to the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form, which was recently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and expires on May 31,...more
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
In April 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed substantive revisions to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, the Compliance Check Letter, and the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more
Federal contractors should immediately review the Supplemental 2019 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), released November 8, 2019 by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to see if they have...more
Federal contractors should immediately review the new 2019 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), released March 25, 2019 by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to see if they have been...more
On February 17, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) sent its first release of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) for FY 2017. The CSALs provide a courtesy...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 September 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule requiring certain federal contractors and subcontractors to provide paid sick leave to covered employees. The Final Rule was long awaited...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
Employers nationwide reacted strongly to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) January 2016 proposed rule that would require federal contractors and other employers with 100 or more employees to report summary...more
Effective August 15, 2016, the final rule of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) substantively updates the existing sex discrimination guidelines for the first time since their implementation in 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