New OFCCP Directive Signals Return of Aggressive Enforcement

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang has issued a second major policy directive in as many weeks, in this instance formally scrapping many of the cooperative compliance evaluation policies that were implemented by former Trump OFCCP Director Craig Leen. Director Yang’s newest directive follows on the controversial new directive (DIR 2022-01) she signed on March 15...

OFCCP Posts New AAP-VI FAQs

No later than June 30 of this year, covered federal contractors and subcontractors must certify to the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) via an online “Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI)” that they have developed and maintained Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) in accordance with OFCCP’s regulations. And while covered federal contractors have been able to register...

New AG Guidelines on FOIA “Presumption of Openness” Could Impact Workforce Data Disclosure

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently issued new guidelines reminding federal agencies that the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) favors transparency and the disclosure of information in the government’s possession. Although the new guidelines don’t alter FOIA’s current exemptions from disclosure, the guidelines do send a strong signal that as a matter of policy the Biden Administration encourages the...

Comments Filed Urging USDA To Withdraw Blacklisting Proposal

Our affiliated non-profit association, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), as filed written comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding that agency’s latest attempt to amend its procurement regulations to require USDA contractors to certify compliance with “all applicable labor laws” and deny contracts to bidders based on USDA’s assessment of their compliance records. As we reported recently,...