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DE Under 3: An Explanation of the Current Federal Budget Bill Confusion
DE Talk | A Focus On Veterans: Supporting Compliance, Recruitment, Candidate Experience & Beyond
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2022 Veterans Day Tribute
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Workplace Integration of Veterans: How to be an Ally to Our Nation’s Heroes
OFCCP Refresh and Reset: What to Watch for in 2022
Federal Small Business Programs—A Primer for Government Contractors
Leading in a Lonely World Podcast: Meet Richard Vaill, Advocate for Veterans
Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and Advisors
Celebrating Veterans’ Advocacy with Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On Record PR
Pennsylvania House Bill 799 – which mandates new workplace posting requirements related to veterans’ benefits and services – passed on June 30, 2025, and was signed into law by Governor Shapiro on July 7, 2025. The Bill and...more
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Bulletin explaining the Secretary’s Order. Importantly for federal...more
President Trump’s revocation of Executive Order 11246 on January 21, 2025, left federal contractors and subcontractors wondering what would be required going forward. On July 1, OFCCP published three Notices of Proposed...more
The Department of Labor just gave the green light for federal contractor audits and investigations involving disability and veteran bias to resume immediately. While affirmative action obligations based on race, sex, and...more
In a move the Agency reported is designed to maintain healthcare access for active and retired service members and their families, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced a two-year extension...more
The Trump administration plans to completely eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and transfer the agency’s remaining authority to enforce protections in federal contractors for veterans and...more
On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the appointment of Catherine Eschbach as Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the agency charged with overseeing regulation and...more
On January 2, 2025, then-President Biden signed into law the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act), a bipartisan bill that expands healthcare and other benefits for...more
On February 13, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the opening of the HIRE Vets Medallion Award cycle. This award is the only federal award recognizing employers for investing in recruiting, employing and retaining...more
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
Executive Order (E.O.) 11246 was issued by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 to combat discrimination in employment (following the then-recent passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by requiring federal contractors and...more
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
The United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) Contractor Portal opens on April 1, 2024. All eligible federal contractors must log in and certify their compliance with...more
This year, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) turns 30 years old. Although this law, prohibiting employers from discriminating and retaliating against employees or applicants because of...more
H.R. 357, Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act, Passed House - On December 12, the House passed legislation requiring the vast majority of rules issued by federal agencies to be signed and issued by a...more
With Veterans Day recently passed, it seems like a good time to remind employers of a federal law with teeth that protects employed servicemembers. It behooves employers not to overlook USERRA, the “Uniformed Services...more
As we previously posted, federal contractors and subcontractors meeting the VEVRAA eligibility threshold (“Covered Contractors”) have until September 30, 2023 to file their VETS-4212 Reports....more
Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): Certification; Correction, Small Business Administration (SBA) - SBA is correcting a final rule published in the Federal...more
Jointly-Authored Document Explains Employment Rights and Where to Get Help - WASHINGTON- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a resource document, “Protections Against Employment...more
Experts Discuss How Federal Agencies Can Help Remove Barriers and Open Doors in Recruitment and Hiring for Underrepresented Workers - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S....more
It is a new year and that means a fresh round of compliance reporting obligations for many companies. Here’s what lies ahead for 2022. California Pay Data Reports On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin...more
On July 16, 2020 the Department of Labor (“DOL”) unveiled its new FMLA forms. As we previously reported, the DOL announced its plan to revamp the forms in August 2019. However, the DOL made further revisions to the August...more
On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published the final rule, “Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and...more
The Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Services (“VETS”) issued a new fact sheet (“Fact Sheet”) to help employers better manage their pension obligations under the Uniform Services Employment and...more
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - PilieroMazza Submits Comments in Response to RIN 3245-AG75, Proposed Rule on Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantage Women-Owned Small Business Certification...more