Paddle's Payment Predicament: Unpacking FTC's Compliance Crackdown — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
AI Today in 5: August 22, 2025, The Angst Episode
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 17: Security, Cyber-Intel, and a Sense of Humor with Nir Rothenberg of Rapyd
Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 76 - The Digital Future: The US GENIUS Act and Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance / The Hong Kong Web3 Blueprint: Building a Web 3 International Financial Hub Report
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Understanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: Co-Thinking with AI
Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
Compliance into the Weeds: Two Cyber Security Cases for the Compliance Professional
The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
AI Today in 5: August 12, 2025, The Creating Billionaires Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day - The ROI of Compliance
AI Today in 5: August 11, 2025, The ACHILLES Project Episode
Taxing Intelligence: AI's Role in Modern Tax Administration
Podcast - An Overview of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement
LathamTECH in Focus: Move Fast, Stay Compliant
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Compliance Clarity for Federal Contractors with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of Arbor Consulting Group
AI Today in 5: August 6, 2025, The Rethinking Compliance Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
On September 4, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued updates regarding the extension of comment periods for proposed rulemakings related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and...more
On July 30, 2025, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 reports to the Center for Investigative...more
Though delayed, OFCCP has released the updated the annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark. The benchmark is set at 5.1% effective July 30, 2025. The current 5.1% benchmark, is slightly lower than the previous mark of 5.2% set in...more
In this episode, hosts Tina and Jennie welcome back Joan and Mim of Arbor Consulting Group to unpack critical updates affecting federal contractors and subcontractors. From changes to the OFCCP’s Federal Contractor Portal to...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs quietly released the new annual hiring benchmark for protected veterans. The new benchmark is 5.1 percent and applies to affirmative action plans developed on or after July...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has released its 2025 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”) national benchmark. Effective July 30, 2025, the new benchmark is 5.1%, a slight...more
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
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
The Department of Labor (DOL) is taking steps to revise and relaunch its affirmative action requirements for veterans and people with disabilities. ...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released an updated hiring benchmark for protected veterans. Effective July 30, 2025, the national benchmark provided by OFCCP for contractors to use in their...more
The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty. Our Mid-Year 2025 report sifts through the volume of federal-level executive...more
Having recently announced a resumption of its processing of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability or veteran status, the Office of Federal Contract Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal...more
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
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing changes to the forms used to file complaints of employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. The proposed changes would remove...more
On July 2, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which allows the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to resume its enforcement activities related to Section 503 of the...more
Historically, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published an annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark on or around March 31st. However, as of July 8th,...more
On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the OFCCP issued a notice (referred to as a “Stakeholder Message”) regarding the agency’s renewed enforcement activity. In short, the OFCCP will: Resume processing complaints against federal...more
On June 27, 2025, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) Director Catherine Eschbach issued a letter announcing that OFCCP is “providing all federal contractors withthe opportunity to volunteer informationin...more
On July 7, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 (the “Order”) impacting OFCCP’s enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment...more
They’ve all but shut the door, turned off the lights, and put up the “closed” sign. On July 2, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer lifted the pause on investigations and enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more
In conjunction with the recent proposed rule changes to the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) regulations, the Department of...more
On Friday, June 27th, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine Eschbach sent a letter to federal contractors asking them to voluntarily submit information to the agency explaining their...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued three proposed rules to implement President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14173, which revoked Executive Order 11246 and...more
On June 27, 2025, federal government contractors received an email from OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach offering them the “opportunity” to “provide information about their efforts to wind down compliance with the [Executive...more
Last week, OFCCP Director Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors inviting them to voluntarily submit information regarding their efforts to comply with Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...more