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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Will the OFCCP be relegated to the dustbin of history?

DOL proposes to eliminate agency. The U.S. Department of Labor released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The budget proposal is the agency’s request to...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Another new Director named for OFCCP

OFCCP has had three heads in the first three months of 2025. Catherine Eschbach, a lawyer formerly with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, is the newly appointed Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. In...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Key Provisions of Trump DEI Orders Blocked

On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction against several provisions of two executive orders signed by President Trump that sought to dismantle diversity, equity, and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Department of Education Releases Dear Colleague Letter Addressing the Use of Race in Education, Announces Enforcement...

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On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) concerning discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in K-12 and higher education. The DCL articulates the...more

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Dear Colleague: Watch Out

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In a tersely worded “Dear Colleague” letter dated February 14, 2025 (pdf), the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) signaled its intent to combat “pervasive and repugnant race-based preferences and...more

Fisher Phillips

Feds Halt All Affirmative Action Enforcement Activity: What Federal Contractors Need to Know

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Just days after President Trump issued an executive order dismantling the race and gender affirmative action obligations that have applied to federal contractors since the 1960s, the Labor Department announced on Friday that...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

OFCCP is ordered to end all EO 11246 enforcement activity

DOL’s first step in the dismantling of EO 11246. As we previously reported, President Trump has rescinded Executive Order 11246, which required federal contractors to comply with a vast regulatory scheme relating to...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Week One’s DEI Executive Orders: What the Private Sector Needs to Know

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In this client alert, we discuss three week-one executive orders that reflect promises President Trump made on the campaign trail to attack DEI. Below, we summarize the key provisions for the private sector, discuss what...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Executive Order: Ending DEI and Affirmative Action for Federal Contractors/Grant Recipients

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” revoking EOs from previous administrations that promoted diversity, equity and...more

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A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

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The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

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[Webinar] Government Contractors: Strategies to Mitigate Aggressive OFCCP Enforcement - June 8th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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With the rollout of its Affirmative Action Program Certification Portal, new annual pay equity directive, tightened audit timelines, and proposal to streamline pre-enforcement, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal...more

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[Webinar] Contractor crunch time: Responding to OFCCP’s new initiatives on pay equity, compliance certification, audits, and more...

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Join the Hogan Lovells Employment and Government Contracts teams on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 for a discussion on significant developments for federal supply and service contractors, including from the Department of Labor's...more

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OFCCP Ramps Up Compliance Reviews With Directive 2022-02

On March 31, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its second directive of the year, Directive 2022-02, entitled “Effective Compliance Evaluations and Enforcement.” According to OFCCP,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Buckle Up, Federal Contractors – It's a Bumpy Road Ahead

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) had a relatively unsurprising 2021. Not so for 2022. The agency has been hard at work issuing new and extremely ambitious policies....more

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[Webinar] Contractually Speaking: OFCCP’s New Compensation Directive – What Does This Mean for Contractors? - February 26th,...

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Over the past few months, we have seen a whirlwind of activity from OFCCP. Under new leadership, the Agency has conducted town hall meetings, provided guidance to contractors on a variety of topics and issued new directives...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Peering into Hinshaw’s Crystal Ball: How the Trump Administration May Affect Labor and Employment Landscape

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With the election of Donald Trump and transition to a Republican administration looming, employers are scrambling to predict what impact Trump will have on labor and employment policy and enforcement initiatives. What...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Ch Ch Ch Ch Changes: New VETS-4212 Report Means More Changes for Federal Contractors

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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. David Bowie’s familiar refrain has become the motto of federal contractors everywhere as they struggle to keep pace with the numerous regulatory changes and enforcement initiatives currently being...more

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Federal Contractor Section 503 and VEVRAA Compliance Solution

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Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforcement is meant to ensure affirmative action and equal opportunity employment for job seekers and wage earners. The federal government spends more than $500...more

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The OFCCP Calls a Moratorium on Enforcement Activities Against TRICARE Providers

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On May 7, 2014, a Directive of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) placed a five-year moratorium on enforcement activities regarding health care providers that are TRICARE subcontractors. TRICARE is...more

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OFCCP’s New Tricare Moratorium Directive: Delay of Game

On March 7, 2014, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued Directive 2014-01, TRICARE Subcontractor Enforcement Activities concerning the affirmative action obligations of subcontractors of...more

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TRICARE: DOL Announces 5-Year Moratorium on Affirmative Action Compliance Audits

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Previous Health Law Updates reported on the efforts of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to apply equal employment opportunity mandates to providers that subcontract to provide healthcare services for TRICARE beneficiaries....more

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"One Tool In OFCCP's Arsenal" - New Regulations For Employment Practices, Federal Contract Compliance

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On August 28, 2013, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its final regulations regarding the employment of veterans and disabled. The OFCCP referred to the new regulations as "one tool in...more

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