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March 13, 2025
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Category: Executive Order

CWC’s Updated Equal Opportunity “Flow-Down” Clause Guide

Following the rescission of Executive Order 11246, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, is providing its member companies with an updated version of the equal opportunity flow-down clause that they can incorporate into subcontracts and purchase orders subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance...
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March 13, 2025
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Category: Membership

CWC’s 2025 Workplace Policy Conference Highlights

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, held its 2025 Workplace Equity Policy Conference March 5 and 6. The two-day virtual conference consisted of ten substantive sessions. The overriding topic was the implication of President Trump’s Executive Order 14173, which rescinded E.O. 11246. Discussion topics included: a proposal to downsize OFCCP by as much as 90...
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March 13, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Senate Confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer To Be Next Secretary of Labor

The U.S. Senate recently confirmed two of President Trump’s nominees for top posts at the Department of Labor. On March 10, it confirmed former Oregon Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the Secretary of Labor in a 67 to 32 vote. On March 12, it confirmed former EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling as the Deputy Secretary of Labor in a 53 to 46...
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March 12, 2025
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Category: Labor Relations

Federal Court Reinstates NLRB Member Wilcox

President Trump’s removal of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board was illegal, a federal court ruled March 6. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declared that Wilcox may be removed as an NLRB member only “upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.” Wilcox, a Democrat,...
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March 11, 2025
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Category: Membership

CWC’s 2025-2026 Board of Directors and Officers

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, elected its 2025-2026 leadership team on March 6 at its 2025 Workplace Policy Conference. Teresa Salinas of Laboratory Corporation of America will serve her first full term as Board Chair; Kevin Fitzpatrick of PepsiCo will be Board Vice Chair; and Joe Lakis of NT Lakis will continue as CWC’s President.   The...
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March 05, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

President Trump Designates English as the Official Language of the United States

President Trump signed an Executive Order on March 1 designating English as the official language of the United States. The new E.O. rescinds E.O. 13166, which former President Bill Clinton signed to improve government services for people with limited English proficiency. The new E.O. does not instruct federal agencies to take any action other than rescinding E.O. 13166 and related...
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March 04, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP Terminates All FAAP Agreements

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs terminated all Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) agreements between OFCCP and federal contractors on February 20. The agreements permitted contractors to structure their affirmative action programs (AAPs) by function rather than location. The regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 had required federal contractors to structure their AAPs by location unless OFCCP approved a different...
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March 04, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC To Target Anti-American Bias

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will prioritize national origin discrimination claims against employers that illegally prefer non-American workers, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas announced February 19. EEOC’s new focus is on American workers who are victims of national origin discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on national origin. The agency’s definition of “American”...
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March 03, 2025
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Category: Immigration

CWC Publishes Updated “Form I-9” Process Outline Resource

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its resource entitled Outline of the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Process. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires employers to verify the identity and work authorization of all their new hires. Failure to verify new hires or knowingly hiring unauthorized workers subjects an employer to substantial...
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February 26, 2025
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Category: Government Contracts

CWC’s Updated Subcontractor and Vendor Notification Template

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its subcontractor and vendor notification template to assist federal contractors in complying with Section 503 and VEVRAA. This communication is mandated by OFCCP regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. CWC members may use the...
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