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Blank Rome LLP

What GSA Contractors Need to Know About the New FAR Deviation for Revoked Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity

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On February 18, 2025, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced that it issued GSA Class Deviation CD-2025-04 (“the GSA Class Deviation”) effective February 15, 2025, to implement Executive Order (“EO”) 14173...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DEI Under Siege: A Guide to the Trump Executive Orders

Key Points - - The new administration’s effort to eliminate most DEI programs extends beyond the federal government to major corporations, foundations, non-profits, professional organizations and educational institutions. -...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trump’s January 2025 Executive Orders: Implications for Employers

Introduction - Shortly after his second inauguration, President Trump signed a series of executive orders addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs in the federal government and supplanting such initiatives...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Key Takeaways for Employers from Executive Orders on Gender Identity, Affirmative Action

President Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders in his first week in office with broad implications for federal agencies, contractors and, potentially, private employers. Executive orders only apply to federal...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients

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President Trump signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EOs) during his first two weeks in office. EOs are directives from the President to federal agencies that do not require Congressional approval. EOs include mandates...more

Saul Ewing LLP

New Trump Mandates Rescind Affirmative Action and DEI Programs, Change Longstanding Workplace Anti-Discrimination Standards

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As expected, President Trump has issued a slew of Executive Orders (“EOs”) during his first days in office that will have far-reaching implications for many aspects of the federal government and completely upend a plethora of...more

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Client Alert: New Executive Orders on DEI

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On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump issued several executive orders (“EOs”)[1] that significantly impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (“DEI” and “DEIA”) programs and initiatives. These executive...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Recent OFCCP Listening Sessions: What did the Agency Hear?

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently held three “listening sessions” with representatives of the federal contractor community for feedback on “pay equity audits, multi-establishment reviews, and...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

What Was the OFCCP Director’s Message at the 2021 NILG National Conference?

In her presentation at the 2021 NILG National Conference, OFCCP Director Yang indicated the general direction of the Agency under the new administration. Significant change may await us....more

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OFCCP Issues New Guidance on the Status of Non-Binary Employees in Affirmative Action Programs

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently issued new FAQ guidance on how federal government contractors should treat non-binary employees (i.e., those who do not exclusively identify as either male...more

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OFCCP FAQ Provides Guidance Regarding Non-Binary Employees and Applicants

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently released a FAQ addressing how contractors should “handle counting employees and/or applicants who identify as a gender other than male or female such as...more

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The Ogletree OFCCP Bulletin: August 2020

Here are the latest developments from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). OFCCP Issues New FAQ on Counting Non-Binary Employees - OFCCP recently answered a new...more

Carlton Fields

Construction Contractors Take Note: OFCCP’s Industry-Focused Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) May Prove Helpful in Preparing for...

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Federal construction contractors are barred from discriminating in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status, and many...more

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OFCCP Publishes Final Rule Modernizing Sex Discrimination Guidelines

For the first time in more than four decades, OFCCP revised its Sex Discrimination Guidelines prohibiting discrimination by government contractors on the basis of sex (the “final rule”). The final rule applies to employers...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Issues Directive on Gender Identity and Transgender Status

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The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)—which enforces anti-discrimination and affirmative action laws affecting government contractors and subcontractors—has issued...more

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President Obama Issues Two Executive Orders in 10-Day Period

President Obama issued the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order on Wednesday, July 30 only 10 days after prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in the...more

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