July 01, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP Proposes Eliminating Disability Self-Identification and Analysis Requirements

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is proposing to eliminate longstanding disability compliance requirements, including self-identification, utilization analyses, and applicant tracking. If approved, OFCCP’s two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would modify agency regulations that implement the nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans...
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July 01, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP Proposes Rescinding Regulations Interpreting E.O. 11246

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has formally proposed rescinding its regulations that implemented and interpreted Executive Order 11246. President Trump rescinded that order when he signed E.O. 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. Under the proposed rule, the following provisions would be removed from Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations: Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors...
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July 01, 2025
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Category: AAP

OFCCP Seeks Confirmation Contractors Have “Wound Down” E.O. 11246 AAPs

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has reopened its contractor portal and is asking federal contractors to voluntarily submit confirmation that they have wound down their Executive Order 11246 affirmative action programs (AAPs). OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors requesting them to voluntarily upload — by September 25, 2025 — information regarding their efforts to wind down...
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June 25, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP Seeks OMB Permission To Rescind E.O. 11246 Regulations

The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed rule that would rescind the OFCCP regulations implementing Executive Order 11246. Issued in 1965, E.O. 11246, as amended, prohibited federal contractors from discriminating in employment on the basis of race and sex, among other characteristics, and required contractors to take affirmative action to prevent such discrimination. President Trump revoked E.O....
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June 19, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Guide to Minnesota State Contractor Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated a resource that can help its members understand the equal employment opportunity obligations that Minnesota imposes on state contractors. These obligations are contained in documents published by the state’s Department of Human Rights (MDHR), including guidance, required forms, and templates for contractors submitting EEO compliance plans. Following...
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June 18, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OPM Unveils Merit Hiring Plan: DEI Restrictions, Patriotism Emphasized

The Trump Administration has announced new hiring criteria for federal jobs.  The new strategy prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) considerations and establishes patriotism as a selection criterion. It also prohibits agencies from distributing workforce demographic data. In a May 29 memorandum, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) outlined a Merit Hiring Plan consistent with Executive Order 14170. Key provisions include: Prohibiting the...
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June 02, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

President Trump Proposes Eliminating OFCCP

President Trump’s FY 2026 budget request proposes abolishing the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Under this proposal, OFCCP’s enforcement of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) would shift to the Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS), and OFCCP’s enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act would shift to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The proposed...
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May 29, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

Federal Court Cancels FCC Demographic Data Collection

A federal appeals court has vacated an order from the Federal Communications Commission that would have required broadcasters to file annual workplace demographic reports similar to the EEO-1. The FCC mandated these reports from 1970 to 2001 until court rulings led to their suspension. Last year, the FCC voted 3 to 2 to reinstate Form 395-B, demanding demographic data from...
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May 28, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Guide to New Jersey State Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated a resource to help CWC members understand the equal employment opportunity and affirmative action obligations that New Jersey imposes on its state contractors. The New Jersey Treasury Department’s Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance administers New Jersey’s contract compliance program. The division has published guidance, required...
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May 20, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Guide To Understanding the False Claims Act and E.O. 14173

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has prepared a resource — CWC’s Guide To Understanding the False Claims Act and E.O. 14173 — to help CWC members comply with Executive Order 14173 and avoid liability under the FCA. E.O. 14173 instructs federal agencies to combat illegal private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion activities. The FCA requires federal...
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