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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal... more +
The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version.  less -
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Ninth Circuit Orders Release of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports

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On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 Reports requested by the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports Under FOIA

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On July 30, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court order requiring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to release EEO-1 reports previously withheld in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...more

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Appellate court orders disclosure of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

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The Ninth Circuit rules that FOIA does not protect data from disclosure.  As we previously reported, the Center for Investigative Reporting and its reporter Will Evans are battling the U.S. Department of Labor over its...more

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Ninth Circuit Orders Disclosure of Federal Contractors’ 2016–2020 Consolidated EEO-1 Data

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In a ruling significant to federal contractors and government transparency advocates alike, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a district court order requiring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to...more

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Looming Deadline to Object to Release of EEO-1 Report Data for Federal Contractors

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On October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified federal contractors of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking the disclosure of their EEO-1 Type 2...more

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Deadline to Object to Public Release of EEO-1 Report

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Federal contractors have until December 9, 2024, to file an objection to the public release of their Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Report for the year 2021. Failure to submit an objection by this deadline could result in the...more

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Deadline for Federal Contractors to Object to New OFCCP FOIA Requests: December 10, 2024

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register on October 29, 2024, notifying federal contractors of its receipt of two new requests under the...more

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Federal Contractors Must Object By December 10 to Prevent Release of Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports Under FOIA

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced it has received multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports of all federal contractors from 2021....more

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Deadline Approaching for Federal Contractors to Object to Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports

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Federal contractors have until December 10, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. to file written objections to the disclosure of their EEO-1 Type 2 Consolidated Reports in response to a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. This...more

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New FOIA Request Targets Contractor Type 2 EEO-1 Reports

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On Oct. 29, the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) notified federal contractors of an opportunity to object to two new Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests for 2021 Type 2...more

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OFCCP Set To Release Contractors' EEO-1 Reports to FOIA Requestors

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contracting Compliance Programs (OFCCP) may release federal contractors’ Type 2 Consolidated Employer Information Report (aka Standard Form 100) data (EEO-1 Report) in response...more

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Government Contractors Should Act Now to Protect EEO-1 Reports From Public Disclosure

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You may recall that, beginning in 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began receiving requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for all EEO-1 reports...more

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Federal Contractors Must File Objections to Prevent the Release of EEO-1 Reports Under FOIA

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On October 29, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a public notice that it received two requests for contractors’ 2021 Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports under the...more

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Federal Contractors Have Until December 9, 2024 To Object To The Release Of Their 2021 EEO-1 Type 2 Reports Under New FOIA...

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Real World Impact: Federal contractors have until December 9, 2024 to file written objections to disclosure of their EEO-1 reports by the OFCCP in response to a recent FOIA request....more

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Deadline Approaching to File Objections to Federal Disclosure of Contractor Demographic Data

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In October of 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced it had received two Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests to disclose EEO-1 Type 2 Consolidated Report data, which is filed...more

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2021 EEO-1 Reports of Federal Contractors to be Released by OFCCP Absent Employer Action

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The University of Utah and a non-profit organization named "As You Sow" have issued FOIA requests to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) for the 2021 Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports filed by federal...more

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OFFCP Opens Objection Period for Contractors Concerning FOIA Requests for EEOC Type 2 Data

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued notice that it has received two new requests from the University of Utah and a nonprofit organization named “As You Sow,”...more

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Contractors face another FOIA request for EEO-1 Reports

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Objections are due by December 9. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that it has received additional requests for contractors’ EEO-1 Reports under the Freedom of Information Act. These FOIA...more

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OFCCP Publishes Notice of New FOIA Request for Certain EEO-1 Reports and Calls for Government Contractor Objections by December 9,...

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On October 29, 2024, the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a notice in the Federal Register about a request for Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports (the “Consolidated Reports”) for 2021. (The request is...more

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Federal Contractors Should Act Now to Object to New FOIA Requests for Reports Containing Sensitive Employee Data

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Federal officials recently received several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to disclose certain reports from federal contractors that include sensitive employee demographic data — specifically the release of 2021...more

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OFCCP Publishes Notice of NEW FOIA Request and Provides Opportunity for Contractors to Object to Release of Their 2021 EEO-1 Type...

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On October 28, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a notice in the Federal Register informing federal contractors that the agency has received two new Freedom of Information Act...more

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OFCCP publishes a NEW notice providing contractors an opportunity to object to the release of their 2021 EEO-1 Reports

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a notice in the Federal Register notifying federal contractors of two new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the disclosure of contractors’...more

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Federal Contractors: Your 2021 EEO-1s Might Be Disclosed by OFCCP if You Don’t Object!

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced through its website and the Federal Register a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request targeting federal contractors’ Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1...more

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To Disclose or Not to Disclose: OFCCP to Appeal Adverse EEO-1 Report Disclosure Order

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As previously reported, in late December 2023, the Northern District of California ordered OFCCP to release the EEO-1 reports of federal contractors it had previously withheld from production based on various exemptions under...more

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OFCCP to Appeal Adverse EEO-1 Report Disclosure Order

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As previously reported, in December 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) was ordered to release the EEO-1 reports of federal contractors it had withheld from production in...more

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