by DE Compliance News | Aug 21, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways OFCCP’s Final Rule on Section 503 is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on August 21, 2026. The rule ends the requirement that federal contractors invite applicants and employees to self-identify as individuals with disabilities. It...
by DE Compliance News | Aug 18, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance
Key Takeaways On August 11, 2026, the EEOC held a public hearing on its proposal to rescind EEO-1 through EEO-6 reporting and related recordkeeping under 29 CFR Part 1602. Twenty-two witnesses testified over roughly two and a half hours; no vote or decision was made...
by DE Compliance News | Aug 1, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways The annual VETS-4212 reporting cycle runs from August 1 through September 30, requiring covered federal contractors and subcontractors holding a single contract valued at $200,000 or more (pursuant to recent FAR inflationary adjustments) to submit...
by DE Compliance News | Jul 23, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted to issue a formal NPRM proposing to rescind EEO-1 through EEO-6 reporting and related recordkeeping requirements. This is a proposed rule, not a final rule; a 30-day public comment period and an August 11, 2026 public...
by DE Compliance News | Jul 20, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways OIRA approved OFCCP’s Section 503 information collection without change on July 16, 2026, extending Form CC-305’s approval through July 31, 2029. Form CC-305 is the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form federal contractors use...
by DE Compliance News | Jul 7, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways On June 29, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its 1979 interpretive guidelines on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII (29 C.F.R. Part 1608), along with the related Compliance Manual Section 607. The...
by DE Compliance News | Jun 29, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways On June 24, 2026, OIRA approved a three-year extension of the EEOC’s information collection authority under the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP), keeping the requirement to collect and maintain applicant race, ethnicity,...
by DE Compliance News | Jun 29, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways On June 4, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 26-1283, “Protections Regarding Seizures of Identification Documents,” into law. Effective June 3, 2026, the law prohibits employers from confiscating workers’...
by DE Compliance News | Jun 15, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways On June 9, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a formal opinion letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concluding that its longstanding guidelines on disparate-impact liability under Title...
by DE Compliance News | Jun 15, 2026 | OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order 14409 titled Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, directing federal agencies to accelerate AI-enabled cybersecurity defenses, establish an AI cybersecurity...