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[Webinar] State Affirmative Action Requirements After Executive Order 14173 - April 16th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

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Many employers have been left unsure of their affirmative action and equal employment opportunity compliance requirements after the revocation of Executive Order 11246. However, one thing remains certain: new and existing...more

Fisher Phillips

Trump’s OFCCP Pick Vows to Combat Illegal DEI By Reviewing Prior Affirmative Action Plans: Here’s What Federal Contractors Need to...

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Federal contractors have been grappling with big changes from the new administration – and you’ll want to pay close attention as new leadership takes shape at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). On...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New DOJ Memos Target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices Under Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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Pamela Bondi, the newly sworn in Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a flurry of memos and directives in her first 24 hours on the job. Building on President Trump’s executive orders related to...more

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New DOJ Directives Target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices Under Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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Pamela Bondi, the newly sworn in Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a flurry of memos and directives in her first 24 hours on the job. Building on President Trump’s executive orders related to...more

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How Employers Will Be Impacted by President Trump's Executive Order Revoking Long-standing Affirmative Action Obligations of...

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (Order). The Order revoked several previous Executive Orders, including...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Affirmative Action Requirements For Federal Contractors

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The Trump Administration has wasted no time making waves in the employment world immediately rolling back years-old federal diversity and affirmative action programs for federal contractors and executive agencies, and...more

DLA Piper

President Trump Revokes Federal DEI, DEIA, and Affirmative Action Executive Orders

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which impacts the use of “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246 Requiring Affirmative Action

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

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions

On Thurs. June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions policies are unconstitutional and invoked the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, stating that Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs...more

Paul Hastings LLP

OFCCP Clarifies Stance on Evaluation of Federal Contractor Analysis of Pay

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On August 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (the “OFCCP”) issued a revised Directive clarifying how the Agency intends to review contractors’ compliance with the...more

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Construction Webinar Series: Construction Contractors: Considerations in Subcontracting Plans and OFCCP Compliance

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A fundamental goal of federal contracting is to provide greater market access to socially and economically disadvantaged individuals through performance on government contracts. Construction contractors have an important role...more

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[Webinar] Construction Series: Construction Contractors: Considerations in Subcontracting Plans and OFCCP Compliance - January...

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A fundamental goal of federal contracting is to provide greater market access to socially and economically disadvantaged individuals through performance on government contracts. Construction contractors have an important role...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Affirmative Action Verification Initiative

Using AAVI as an opportunity to adopt a comprehensive approach to EEO compliance at your organization. Equal employment opportunity (EEO) and ensuring fair employment access for all people is central to the American Dream...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Complying With Federal Contractor Equal Opportunity Employment And Affirmative Action Requirements

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Government contracts are often a critical source of business for many companies. However, companies that conduct business with federal and state governmental agencies must comply with a litany of complex laws and regulations...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

They Are Listening: DOL Action Plan Hopes to Enhance Contractors’ Understanding of EEO Obligations

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Each year, the U.S. government awards hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracts to businesses to meet the needs of federal agencies and the military. Because of their scope, these federal contracts can be very...more

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OFCCP Posts Long-Awaited Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for Education

On October 11, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published to its website the long-awaited Educational Institutions Technical Assistance Guide (TAG). According to OFCCP, the 80-page TAG,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Hey Government Contractor, word on the street is OFCCP is looking for you.

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”), which is responsible for the regulatory oversight of Federal Government contractors and subcontractors regarding Equal Employment...more

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OFCCP Releases Section 503 Focused Review FAQs

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Last summer, OFCCP put contractors on notice that it was preparing to implement focused reviews of contractors’ compliance with Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era...more

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OFCCP Year in Review and What to Expect in 2019

The year 2018 brought increased activity and significant changes to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), including the appointment of new Director Craig E. Leen and the arrival of 12 new directives. ...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Opportunities for Small Businesses in the Government Market

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The US Government is the single largest purchaser of goods and services in the world, and its annual goal is to award 23% of its prime contract dollars to small businesses. For fiscal 2013, that amounted to nearly $84...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - August 2014

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In this issue: - DoD, GSA, and NASA Issue an Interim Rule to Amend FAR: Equal Employment and Affirmative Action for Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities - DoD, GSA, and NASA Issue a Final Rule to Amend...more

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Federal Contractor Section 503 and VEVRAA Compliance Solution

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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

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