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OFCCP Proposes Changes to Complaint Forms

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing changes to the forms used to file complaints of employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. The proposed changes would remove...more

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OFCCP Resumes Section 503 and VEVRAA Enforcement

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On July 2, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which allows the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to resume its enforcement activities related to Section 503 of the...more

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OFCCP Resumes 503/VEVRAA Activity but Closes All Pending Audits

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On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the OFCCP issued a notice (referred to as a “Stakeholder Message”) regarding the agency’s renewed enforcement activity. In short, the OFCCP will: Resume processing complaints against federal...more

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OFCCP Officially Closes All Pending Compliance Reviews and Resumes Processing of Section 503 and VEVRAA Complaints

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Following President Trump’s revocation of Executive Order 11246 in January 2025, federal contractors with compliance reviews in progress received notice that the Executive Order 11246 component of the review was being closed,...more

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OFCCP To Close All Prior Section 503 and VEVRAA Compliance Reviews Following Secretary of Labor Order Reviving Enforcement...

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In conjunction with the recent proposed rule changes to the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) regulations, the Department of...more

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Open Letter to Contractors in Response to OFCCP's Info Request

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On Friday, June 27th, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine Eschbach sent a letter to federal contractors asking them to voluntarily submit information to the agency explaining their...more

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OFCCP Unveils Regulation Changes Winding Down Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Mandates

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued three proposed rules to implement President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14173, which revoked Executive Order 11246 and...more

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OFCCP Requests Voluntary Reporting of EO 14173 Compliance

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Earlier today, OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach sent an email letter to federal contractors offering the “opportunity to provide information about their efforts to wind down compliance with the EO 11246 regulatory scheme and...more

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OFCCP to lay off 90% of its workforce

Did you hear that? It was the other shoe dropping. Approximately one month after President Trump rescinded Executive Order 11246, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is preparing to reduce its staff by 90...more

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OFCCP Reportedly to Reduce Staff by 90% and Continue Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Enforcement Efforts

According to Washington Post and Bloomberg press reports, on February 25, 2025, OFCCP Acting Director Michael Schloss submitted a memorandum to Acting Secretary of Labor, Vincent Micone, outlining OFCCP’s plan to...more

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New DEI Executive Order Signals New Potential Enforcement of The False Claims Act

President Trump recently issued Executive Order 14173 titled ​“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (“Order”). The Order broadly aims to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”)...more

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What U.S. Employers Need to Know about Upcoming DEI Executive Orders

On the first day of President Trump’s second administration, he signed the Ending Racial and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing Executive Order. This order provides direction to eliminate any and all Diversity,...more

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The “Ending Illegal Discrimination” Executive Order: What Does It Mean for Employers?

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The landscape of federal employment priorities is being redefined. On January 22, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Ending...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2023

POTUS Issues Executive Order on AI Framework. On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (EO). According to its...more

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What’s the Deal with Federal Contractors and the OFCCP? The Basics

Any employer doing business with the federal government should be aware of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the various laws administered by this agency. In this podcast, Columbia shareholder...more

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