As Congress moves forward with setting federal government funding levels for fiscal year 2025, it seems increasingly likely that workforce enforcement agencies will be funded at current FY 2024 levels. These agencies include the Labor Department’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
FY 2025 begins October 1, 2024, and runs through September 30, 2025.
Officials from OFCCP and the EEOC have expressed concern about their ability to carry out their enforcement responsibilities effectively without adequate funding. Funding levels for these agencies was also flat in FY 2024
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, can read more here.