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OFCCP director urges federal contractors to voluntarily report on affirmative action program wind-downs

DLA Piper on 7/10/2025

On June 27, 2025, Director of the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Catherine Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors asking them to volunteer information on their efforts...more

Hiring Former Government Employees: Legal Risks + Other Considerations for Contractors

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/9/2025

For government contractors, one consequence of the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce is the availability of recently departed (or actively looking to depart) government employees. This...more

[Webinar] State Affirmative Action Requirements After Executive Order 14173 - April 16th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

DCI Consulting on 4/2/2025

Many employers have been left unsure of their affirmative action and equal employment opportunity compliance requirements after the revocation of Executive Order 11246. However, one thing remains certain: new and existing...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 3/31/2025

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Updates on EEO-1 Reports, Non-Binary Self-Identification, and VETS-4212 Reports

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 9/11/2020

EEO-1 Reports - With September upon us, many employers are remembering the prior filing deadline for EEO-1 Reports and wondering what is happening with that obligation. The short answer is that the U.S. Equal Employment...more

July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 8/4/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Federal contractors must update their voluntary self-identification of disability forms

Hogan Lovells on 5/27/2020

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a new self-identification form federal contractors (including subcontractors) must provide to individuals to request information concerning their...more

Employers Have Until August 4 to Implement New OFCCP Disability Self-Identification Form

Littler on 5/14/2020

On May 8, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget approved the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) updated form for prospective and current employees to voluntarily self-identify as an individual with a...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2019 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/22/2019

EEO-1 Update. Like an army of frozen zombies descending on the North, the EEO-1 wage collection matter will not die, and its arrival is becoming more imminent with each passing day. On April 16, 2019, the U.S. District Court...more

2018 VETS-4212 Filing Season is Here; Deadline is September 30th

Littler on 8/22/2018

On August 1, 2018, the DOL’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) opened the filing season for the 2018 VETS-4212 report....more

A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/19/2017

...On July 25, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it was awarding nearly $2.5 million to a government employee who tipped off the SEC to a company’s wrongdoing. Although the SEC does not...more

DOL Will Coordinate VETS-4212 With New EEO-1 Reporting Requirements (As Much As It Can).

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/2/2017

As we have reported previously, the EEO-1 filing process is changing. The EEO-1 reports that would have been required by September 30, 2017, now do not have to be filed until March 31, 2018. The “catch” is that the new EEO-1...more

VETS-4212 Report: 2017 Filing Cycle starts August 1, 2017

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/1/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: Today marks the first day that Federal contractors subject to reporting requirements under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA or “the Act”) may file their VETS-4212 reports. ...more

A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/21/2017

Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. ...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - December 2016

Littler on 12/5/2016

Littler's WPI Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The December edition of the Insider Report discusses recent efforts to block...more

Blacklisting for Past Labor Violations -- Executive Order 13673

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2015

Officially known as “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” Executive Order 13673 now consists of proposed guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) and proposed regulations from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR). It...more

Reporting Requirements and Diminishing Profits for Government Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/23/2015

Firms bidding on government contracts are well-advised to sharpen their pencils in the current, highly-competitive market. Doing so usually means one thing: lowering prices. With procuring agencies placing a premium on...more

New OFCCP FAQs Clarify Rules Regarding Collecting and Reporting Veterans Data

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 1/26/2015

In an effort to address confusion resulting from the new VETS-4212 Form, OFCCP recently posted two new FAQs addressing issues related to collecting and reporting disclosure data. The first FAQ addresses whether contractors...more

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