OFCCP to Begin Processing VEVRAA & Section 503 Components of Open Compliance Reviews or Complaint Investigations
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced Order 08-2025, formally lifting the temporary pause (abeyance) on the processing and enforcement of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and...
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Catherine Eschbach as Director of OFCCP
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this afternoon that Appellate Attorney Catherine Eschbach has been appointed as the new Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). This announcement comes near the 90-day mark of the rescission of...
OFCCP Announces Michael Schloss as the Agency’s New Acting Director
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced yesterday that Michael Schloss will be the new Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy. This announcement comes shortly after President Trump’s rescission of Executive Order 11246, shifting the...
DE Talk Unplugged | The OFCCP Compliance Journey in 2024 & What’s Ahead in 2025
The year is coming to an end and while many changes affected the regulatory landscape in 2024, 2025 is sure to see more change as a new Administration enters the chat. With that in mind, our Board of Directors took over the DE Talk podcast this month to share their...
OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024
- Federal Judge Temporarily Blocked Portions of USDOL Rule Setting New Formula for Prevailing Wages on Federal Construction Projects
- It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
- U.S. Supreme Court Dissolved Decades-Old Precedent Giving Court Deference to Federal Agency Interpretations of The Laws They Enforce
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
But it’s Complicated. And, of course, OFCCP’s Enforcement Scheme will “not go gentle into that good night.” The case decision is Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy (Case No. 22-859; i.e., “SEC decision”). The Seventh Amendment (passed in 1791) to the...
OFCCP Week In Review: June 10, 2024
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 296k in April, Rate Decreased to 4.8%
- Employers Who Missed June 4th Deadline Now Have Until July 9 to File EEO-1 Survey
- OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
- U.S. Economy Added 272k Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.0%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
Most AAP Establishments with Fewer Than 500 Employees Passed Over Audit Methodology Undercuts Need for Much of the Data Burden the OFCCP Contractor AAP Certifications Annually Cause: Three Days Left to Comment NOTE: Those federal contractors subject to OFCCP’s...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 20, 2024
- Coalition of 18 Republican States’ Attorney Generals Filed Suit to Challenge EEOC’s Harassment Guidance
- Bill to Amend How Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Damages Accrue Headed to Governor Pritzker’s Desk
- Budget Battles Update: Setting Aside Previous Side Deals, House Republicans Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Cuts
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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