The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor released their 2026 Congressional Budget Justifications (CBJ) on May 30, 2025, providing valuable information related to the EEOC’s enforcement...more
6/16/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
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OFCCP ,
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Title VII ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Executive Order (E.O.) 11246 was issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 to combat discrimination in employment (following the then-recent passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by requiring federal contractors and...more
1/23/2025
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Donald Trump ,
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Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On June 29, 2023, in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court” or “Supreme Court”) held that college and...more
7/12/2023
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Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has made several announcements, including Directives, Notices, and Proposals in their quest to embark on initiatives that significantly impact federal contractors’...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) requires supply and service contractors and subcontractors (collectively referred to as “contractors”) that meet certain jurisdictional thresholds to develop and...more