July 15, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

DOL Withdraws Biden-Era Proposal to End Subminimum Wage Program for Disabled Workers

The Department of Labor announced July 7 that it is withdrawing a proposed rule from the Biden Administration to end a program through which it issues certificates allowing employers to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities in settings sometimes called sheltered workshops. The Biden-era DOL said the program is no longer necessary to motivate employers to hire people with significant disabilities because...
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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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June 25, 2025
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Category: ADA

Supreme Court Holds Only Qualified Individuals Can Bring ADA Discrimination Claims

Retirees cannot bring an employment discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act if they are not qualified for the job when the alleged discrimination occurs, the U.S. Supreme Court held June 20. The ruling in Stanley v. City of Sanford aligns with arguments put forth in a friend-of-the-court brief from the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association....
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June 25, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

OFCCP Extends Audit Moratorium for Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has extended, for two years, its audit scheduling moratorium for specified health care entities that provide supplies and services to participants in the Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program (VAHBP). OFCCP extended the scheduling moratorium through May 7, 2027, via Directive 2021-01 Revision 2, Extending the Scheduling Moratorium for Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program (VAHBP)...
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June 24, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Appeals Court: General Safety Concerns Aren’t Enough To Deny Religious Accommodation

An employer cannot deny a religious accommodation under Title VII to an employee because of a general concern about safety, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled May 30. Smith v. City of Atlantic City concerned a fire department employee who requested a religious exemption from a requirement that all firefighters be clean-shaven. The rule was intended...
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June 03, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Judge Vacates Workplace Abortion Accommodation Provisions of PWFA

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot mandate accommodations to employees undergoing elective abortions, a federal judge ruled May 21. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ordered the EEOC to remove abortion accommodation requirements from its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act rule. The judge vacated the parts of the PWFA rule that included abortion in the definition of “pregnancy, childbirth or...
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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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April 29, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

Updated Template for Good Faith Outreach Letter To Reflect Rescission of Executive Order 11246

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has issued an updated template for good faith outreach letters. CWC members can use this template when drafting good faith outreach letters to organizations that can help identify qualified veterans and persons with disabilities for their open job positions. President Trump's Executive Order 14173 rescinded the authority for developing AAPs...
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April 23, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

Updated Disability and Veterans AAP Narrative Template Now Available on CWC Website

An updated narrative template for reporting on affirmative action programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities is available from the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association. President Trump's Executive Order 14173 rescinded the authority for developing AAPs for women and minorities under E.O. 11246 but did not change the recordkeeping, compliance, and reporting requirements for...
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April 22, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Federal Court: Catholic Plaintiffs Need Not Abide By Abortion-Related Provisions of PWFA Regs

A federal district court has permanently enjoined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing provisions of its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations related to elective abortions or infertility treatments. However, the injunction will have little effect on private-sector employers. The permanent injunction, issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, applies to the Catholic Benefits Association (CBA)...
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