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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal... more +
The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version.  less -
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DOL Appeals EEO-1 FOIA Ruling to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

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On February 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking review of a district court ruling that ordered the DOL to release federal contractors’ 2016–2020...more

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OFCCP to Appeal Adverse EEO-1 Report Disclosure Order

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As previously reported, in December 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) was ordered to release the EEO-1 reports of federal contractors it had withheld from production in...more

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Court Orders Release of Contractor EEO-1 Reports

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On December 22, 2023, a court in the Northern District of California ordered the disclosure of EEO-1 Reports filed by federal contractors and subcontractors (“Contractors”) between 2016 and 2020 in the case, Center for...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2024 #2

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Monday, December 4, 2023: FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” Another potential new regulation for federal contractors is in the pipeline. The FAR...more

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Court Orders OFCCP to Release EEO-1 Reports

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The Center for Investigative Reporting’s (CIR) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) over EEO-1 report access has ended — at least for now — in the court ordering...more

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Court Rules EEO-1 Reports Are Not Exempt “Commercial” Information Under FOIA; Department of Labor May Appeal

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Many federal contractors and subcontractors treat their EEO-1 reports as confidential because they contain detailed demographic data and workforce information. A lawsuit brought by the Center for...more

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Court orders release of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

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Another chapter has unfolded in the ongoing saga relating to the unprecedented and massive FOIA request for all federal contractors’ EEO-1 Reports. As we previously reported, Will Evans, a reporter with The Center for...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: June 2023 #2

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Monday, June 5, 2023: Based on Either An Unannounced OFCCP Policy Change Or Error, OFCCP Published A CSAL Identifying 250 “Construction Contractors” For Audit - Via an email to stakeholders, OFCCP announced the publication...more

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OFCCP Week In Review - April 2023 #4

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Monday, April 17, 2023: OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public - EXCLUSIVE: OFCCP Has Also Proposed A Schedule To Resolve Contractor Objections To Disclosure - The most substantive action pertaining to...more

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OFCCP Week In Review - April 2023 #2

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023: OFCCP (Silently) Again Updated Its FOIA Objection Portal - Agency Intends to Respond to Objections on “Rolling Basis” through September - OFCCP made several updates to its Freedom of Information...more

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OFCCP Week In Review - March 2023 #4

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...DHI Group Inc. (“DHI”) is a job-search website operator posting corporate job vacancies for technology professionals on its Dice.com website. DHI has now agreed to settle numerous U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2023

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POTUS Nominates Su to Lead DOL. This week, President Biden nominated Julie Su to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (the current secretary, Marty Walsh, is scheduled to leave his position later this...more

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OFCCP Issues New February 17 Deadline for Federal Contractors to Object to Disclosure of EEO-1 Data!

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If you are a federal contractor, keep reading.  Last summer, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a notice to all federal contractors that the Center for Investigative Reporting had requested...more

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OFCCP’s New February 17 Deadline for Asserting Objections to EEO-1 Data Release

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In a notice released on February 7, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted an updated final notice of the agency’s impending release of EEO-1 Type 2 (Consolidated) reports for 2016-2020 to all...more

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DOL Notifies Government Contractors That It Intends to Disclose EEO-1 Data for Non-Objectors

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We recently reported on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request covering government contractors’ 2016–2020 Type 2 EEO-1 reports announced in the Federal Register, pursuant to which contractors had until October 19, 2022,...more

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Center for Investigative Reporting Files Lawsuit Seeking Release of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports

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As we previously reported, in 2019 Will Evans from The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) submitted a FOIA request to OFCCP seeking all Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports filed by federal contractors from 2016-2020. In...more

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DOL Sued Over FOIA Request for Contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

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On November 15, 2022, an investigative reporter and a nonprofit news organization sued the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The investigative reporter previously submitted multiple...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2022 #2

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DOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Test. On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a notice of proposed rulemaking—“Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: October 2022

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The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2022 #2

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Railroads Back on Track. After months of negotiating - and a very tense last few days - the national freight railroads have reached tentative agreements with the labor unions representing their employees. The agreements avert...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022 #3

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The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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Federal Contractors Have Until September 19 to Object to FOIA Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports

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Federal contractors who have filed an Employment Information Report (EEO-1) Type 2 Consolidated between 2016-2020 and wish to object to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)...more

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Federal Contractors' EEO-1 Reports May Be Revealed

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The US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently broadcasted a notice to federal contractors of its potential release of their EEO-1 reports. Contractors have until September 19,...more

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Going Public With It – OFCCP Publishes Notice Regarding FOIA Request for All Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports – and Sets...

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On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a Notice in the Federal Register regarding a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request from Will Evans, a...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2022 Issue 17

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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