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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Where Things Stand in Response to Actions Taken by President Trump

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Significant attention has been given to President Trump’s actions regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and policies, but the impact of those actions on private sector employees has not been clear. On his...more

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Federal Government Contractors May No Longer Have 90 Days to Comply With Trump Administration’s DEI Executive Order

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GSA FAR Class Deviations - Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” issued on January 21, 2025, caused immediate confusion for federal government contractors since their...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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Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients

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President Trump signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EOs) during his first two weeks in office. EOs are directives from the President to federal agencies that do not require Congressional approval. EOs include mandates...more

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Analyzing President Trump’s Latest Executive Order Titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This Executive Order is a major pivot in federal policy regarding affirmative action...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order Rescinding Executive Order 11246: What Does this Mean for Federal Contractors?

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”...more

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What the New “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” Trump Executive Order Means for Employers

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Following his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued numerous executive orders, which may have an impact on employers. In his first full day in office, President Trump issued an executive...more

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The Revocation of Executive Order 11246 – What It Means for Federal Contractors

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump, under the auspices of promoting civil rights and merit-based opportunity by ending “illegal” diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, revokes Executive Order (EO) 11246, as...more

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President Trump Revokes 60-Year-Old Executive Order Requiring Equal Employment Opportunity in Government Contracting

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The order is targeted at what the president describes as “illegal” diversity,...more

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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246

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“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (Order) is one of President Trump’s most recent executive orders. The Order was signed on January 21, 2025. The Order revoked Executive Order EO11246...more

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Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246 Requiring Affirmative Action

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On January 21, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, which has been in place since 1965. EO 11246 prohibited federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual...more

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OFCCP Enforcement Action Against Federal Contractor Enjoined by U.S. District Court

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Last week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from pursuing an enforcement action against a federal contractor, ABM...more

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Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Employment Decision-Making

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On April 29, 2024, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released guidance to federal contractors regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their employment practices. See...more

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OFCCP publishes AI guidance for contractors

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Traditional rules apply to AI, too! In response to President Biden’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...more

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part I: Increased Challenges to DEI Programming Give Employers a Reason to Perform Risk Assessments

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This article is the first part of Ogletree Deakins’ series, “DEI Under Scrutiny,” which examines the evolving employment law landscape for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the United States....more

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White House Issues First Artificial Intelligence Executive Order: AI Guidance for Federal Contractors Forthcoming

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (the “EO”), the first executive order directly addressing artificial...more

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OFCCP Issues Final Rule Dialing Back Transparency Promised in 2020 Predetermination Notice Regulation

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Executive Summary: On August 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a final rule amending the 2020 pre-enforcement regulations colloquially referred to as the...more

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OFCCP Announces Final PDN Rule

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As previewed yesterday in OFCCP Interim Director Michelle Hodge’s keynote remarks during the opening day of the NILG 2023 National Conference, OFCCP has released the final rule on “procedures for identifying and remedying...more

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DOL OFCCP Finalizes Rule on Religious Exemptions for Government Contractors

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WHAT: On December 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule expanding the religious exemption from anti-discrimination laws for federal contractors. Issued by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...more

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OFCCP Codifies Procedures To Resolve Discrimination Claims

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The revised regulations cement the enforcement practices. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Final Rule implementing changes to its enforcement process. The changes apply to the regulations of all...more

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OFCCP Announces Its 2020 Results

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The OFCCP had a banner year (again). The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs touted its accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2020 (October 2019 – September 2020). According to the agency, it recovered $35.6 million...more

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OFCCP Audits Are Coming: 6 Tips to Help You Prepare

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) just released its FY 2020 lists of Supply & Service and Construction contractors the agency expects to audit...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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OFCCP Formalizes A Neutral Mediation Program To Address Discrimination Allegations

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In the second of the three most recent OFCCP Directives, OFCCP has formalized a pre-referral mediation program “to provide the best opportunity for resolving matters before significant time and resources are spent in the...more

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OFCCP Proposes Clarifying Evidence Standards, Post-Audit Procedures in Regulations

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is seeking to codify its current procedures for analyzing statistical evidence of discrimination and communicating with contractors after finding potential...more

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