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Federal Court Ruling Means Your EEO-1 Reports Could Soon Be Made Public: What it Means and What You Should Do

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In a decision that could significantly reshape how EEO-1 Reports for federal contractors are handled by the federal government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently ruled that certain employer EEO-1 reports...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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OFCCP Issues 30-Day FOIA Notice to Contractors and Subcontractors

On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued unpublished notice of a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that impacts the federal contracting community. An investigative...more

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Department of Justice Issues New Guidance on Definition of "Confidential" under FOIA Exemption 4

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently issued guidance defining the types of information that qualify as “confidential” under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). This guidance follows the Supreme...more

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Department of Justice Issues New Guidance on Exemption 4 to the Freedom of Information Act

On Oct. 4, 2019, the DOJ issued guidance for determining whether commercial or financial information provided by a person or company is “confidential” under FOIA Exemption 4. When preparing reverse-FOIA submissions, a...more

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The Supreme Court Expands Contractor FOIA Protection - with a Caveat

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Contractors have struggled to prevent the release of confidential information such as proposals incorporated into contracts and unit pricing requested by competitors and others under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)....more

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Polsinelli Insights from Supreme Court Oral Arguments Concerning FOIA Disclosure Obligations

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On April 22, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media. Polsinelli attended the oral arguments to provide insight concerning the potential implications for federal...more

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FCA Deeper Dive: Original Sources under the FCA’s Public Disclosure Bar

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The FCA continues to be the federal government’s primary civil enforcement tool for investigating allegations that healthcare providers or government contractors defrauded the federal government. In the coming weeks, we...more

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