As previously reported, one of the first executive orders (EO 14173) issued by President Trump was to rescind Executive Order 11246, issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which required federal contractors and subcontractors...more
Amidst a flurry of employment-related executive orders issued during the first few days of the new administration, on January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and...more
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
Attention Government Contractors! This is another friendly reminder that Friday, June 29, 2023, is the deadline for you to use the OFCCP Contractor Portal platform to certify whether your company is meeting their requirements...more
As you may have heard, in a published notice issued on August 19, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor Compliance (OFCCP) informed contractors that it had received a Freedom of Information Act request...more
A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) demonstrates how dogged the government can be in trying to obtain and review employers’ compensation data. The lawsuit, filed against Google with the DOL’s Office of...more
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Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
While recent United States Department of Labor figures show the unemployment rate of veterans is trending below the national unemployment average, unemployment of younger veterans who have served since 9/11 still exceeds the...more
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforcement is meant to ensure affirmative action and equal opportunity employment for job seekers and wage earners.
The federal government spends more than $500...more