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OFCCP Publishes Proposal to Rescind “Problematic” Trump Administration Religious Exemption Rule

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OFCCP has announced a proposal to rescind the Trump-era final rule “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption”. As described in the Proposal:...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021 #4

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 Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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USDOL Announced A Coming Controversial OFCCP Final Rule Recognizing Expanded Religious Defenses, Even While Only Mirroring the...

On Monday December 7, 2020, OFCCP issued a press release announcing that it would soon publish its Final Rule updating OFCCP’s Rules re religious discrimination titled: “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal...more

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U.S. Labor Department Expands Religious Exemption for Federal Contractors

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued final regulations intended to encourage more religiously affiliated entities to participate in federal contracts. The...more

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OFCCP Issues Final Rule Broadening its Religious Exemption for Federal Contractors

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On December 7, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a Final Rule codifying an expansion of the agency’s exemption from Executive Order 11246’s nondiscrimination requirements for federal contractors...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: June 2020 #3

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 Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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OFCCP Announces Proposed Rule on Religious Exemption for Federal Contractors

On August 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on clarifying the civil rights protections for religious...more

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OFCCP Updates in the Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda

On October 17, 2018, the Trump administration issued its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which reports on actions administrative agencies plan to issue within the next year. The Department of...more

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OFCCP Signals Emphasis on “Religious Liberty” in Federal Contractor Compliance

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On August 10, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new policy directive aimed at protecting the religious freedom of employees and ensuring a “level playing field” for...more

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OFCCP Issues Two New Directives; Focuses on Compliance Evaluations and Faith-Based Organizations

Hitting the ground running, Acting OFCCP Director Craig Leen released two new directives on August 10, 2018. Directive 2018-04 - As anticipated from Leen’s conversations with contractors at the National Industry...more

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