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DOL Relaunches, Proposes Revisions to Affirmative Action Rules for Veterans and Disabled Workers

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is taking steps to revise and relaunch its affirmative action requirements for veterans and people with disabilities. ...more

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Department of Labor Announces Appointment of New OFCCP Director

On March 24, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the appointment of Catherine Eschbach as Director of OFCCP.  Direct Eschbach joins the agency after serving as an appellate lawyer in private practice. Director Eschbach...more

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Another new Director named for OFCCP

OFCCP has had three heads in the first three months of 2025. Catherine Eschbach, a lawyer formerly with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, is the newly appointed Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. In...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 Approximately one month after President Trump rescinded Executive Order 11246, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is preparing to reduce its staff by 90...more

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Trump Executive Order Rescinds EO 11246 Regarding Affirmative Action for Contractors on Federal Projects

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This EO revokes longstanding Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment...more

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Michael Schloss: New OFCCP Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy

According to the National Office Directory for OFCCP, Michael Schloss has been named as the new Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). Michele Hodge, who...more

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Michael Schloss Appointed OFCCP Deputy Director for Policy, to Act in Acting Director Role

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OFCCP’s website reflects Michael Schloss has been appointed to the Deputy Director for Policy Role within the Agency. Michele Hodge, former Acting Director is listed as Deputy Director while the Director role remains vacant....more

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New Executive Orders Target DEI and Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Obligations

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The change in presidential administration has had an immediate impact on the diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) space, with President Donald Trump issuing several new executive orders regarding DEI and federal...more

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UPDATE: FAR Council Proposals Withdrawn

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In January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a rule that would One year later on January 8, 2025, the FAR Council has withdrawn their proposed rule....more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 10, October 2024

Welcome to our 10th issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we cover a wide variety of topics of interest for those in the construction industry—from the use of...more

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[Webinar] Contractor Portal Update & Lessons Learned - May 17th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

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During May’s Webinar Wednesday, DCI experts will discuss OFCCP's Contractor Portal, ahead of its upcoming June 29th deadline. Topics that will be highlighted include the regulatory background, lessons learned from the pilot...more

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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

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OFCCP Proposes Significant Rule Amendments to Increase its “Flexibility” and Loosen Standards For Discrimination Findings

On December 10, 2020, OFCCP published its “Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: Procedures To Resolve Potential Employment Discrimination” (the “Rule”). The Rule was welcomed by the...more

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Podcast: Action Pending from Biden's OFCCP and OSHA - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday

This week on our special podcast series, Employers and the New Administration, employers await action from two agencies: the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Jenny Yang Will Be The Next OFCCP Director

As previously reported, the new Biden Administration is wasting no time in making changes impacting the government contractor community. This now includes changing leadership at the OFCCP. As was anticipated, and is now...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2020 #2

Biden Agency Review Teams Announced. President-elect Joe Biden has announced his “agency review teams” to begin evaluating agency operations in anticipation of the shift in executive power in January 2021. The labor review...more

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The Ogletree OFCCP Bulletin: July 2020

Here are the latest developments from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Results of Early Resolution Procedures - On June 29, 2020, OFCCP announced that its...more

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Human Rights Agencies Issue Discrimination / Harassment Guidance Amidst COVID-19 Concerns

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the New York State Division of Human Rights (the “Division”) and the New York City Commission on Human Rights (the “Commission”) have all recently...more

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020 #3

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NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

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Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter - November 2019

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Right of First Refusal EO Revoked. Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 13495 issued by President Obama in January 2009. EO 13495 required that successor Federal service contractors...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2019

We Juan It! The Washington Nationals are World Series champions, and it is Soto-rific. This is the first World Series championship victory for Washington, D.C., since 1924, when Firpo Marberry and the Washington Senators beat...more

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OFCCP Director Craig Leen Describes Agency Priorities in Comments at the National ILG Conference

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On July 31, 2019, OFCCP Director Craig Leen gave the opening remarks at the National Industry Liaison Group conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Director Leen described several new and renewed areas of focus for OFCCP and...more

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OFCCP Plans Three Proposed Rulemakings in 2019

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On May 22, 2019, the Trump administration released its Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.  This agenda reports on the actions that administrative agencies plan to issue in both the near and...more

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Agencies Update Regulatory Agenda for 2019 and Beyond

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The federal government’s Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (regulatory agenda), which provides insight into federal agencies’ priorities for the near and long term, was released on May 22,...more

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OFCCP Updates in the Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda

On October 17, 2018, the Trump administration issued its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which reports on actions administrative agencies plan to issue within the next year. The Department of...more

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