by DirectEmployers Association | May 8, 2026 | Networking & Education, OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
Key Takeaways The transition from Ashley Romanias to Kenneth J. Wolfe signals a significant moment of change for the OFCCP, marking the agency’s third director in just over a year. As a long-time public servant with over 23 years of experience at HHS and a current...
by Kacie Koons | Sep 30, 2025 | OFCCP Compliance, OFCCP Compliance Alerts
While no official announcement has been made by the U.S. Department of Labor on her departure, reports are making their way through the regulatory sphere that Catherine Eschbach is leaving the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), where she has...
by DE Compliance News | Feb 15, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Career Workshops For Transitioning Military Spouses
- Employer Checklist of D&I Actions to Take + Bonus Blog Post Featuring a Printable D&I Checklist
- Nomination of Secretary of Labor to go to Full Senate Vote
- OFCCP Director Yang Addressed the Contractor Community
- College Grads With Disabilities Finding Careers Through the WRP
- LRB Invited Legal Briefs On The Union Insignia Issue
by DE Compliance News | Jan 19, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Opinion Letter Issued on the Scope of Legal Protections for Religious Liberty
- Negotiation Impasse Among Top Issues Requesting Ombud Service
- The EEOC Announced Dates for Three EEO Survey Data Collections
- Focused Review Survival Grid with New AAP Page
- DE Talk Podcast: Leverage Your Strengths with CliftonStrengths Finder
- Comment Now on the Registration & EEO in Apprenticeships Program
- Religious Discrimination in Employment – Report Released
- EEOC Final Rule on Its Conciliation Process Moves in the Direction of Employers, but is Ultimately Disappointing
- OFCCP Reveals Top Five Violations from Disability Focused Reviews
- EEOC Opinion Letter: No OWBPA Disclosures Required to Non-U.S. Citizens Outside the United States
- Clarity on EEOC’s Authority to Intervene in Litigation and Approve Amicus Curiae Recommendations
- Biden Transition Team Floats Trial Balloon: Jenny Yang for OFCCP Director?
- EEOC Director of State, Local, and Tribal Programs Appointed
- Three New FLSA Opinion Letters from WHD
- EEOC Revised Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination
by DE Compliance News | Jan 19, 2021 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
It had all the early earmarks of the classic four-part political “trial balloon.” First, the rumors began to swirl (two weeks ago) that the US DOL Transition Team had selected a candidate to be the next OFCCP Director. Second, early last week, the rumors named Jenny...
by DE Compliance News | Jan 4, 2021 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
The 106th Congress ended this day, and along with it so did Craig Leen’s attempt to become the Inspector General of OPM, as the Senate formally returned to President Trump Mr. Leen’s expired nomination (along with hundreds of other expired but unfilled nominations)...
by DE Compliance News | Feb 10, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Director Craig Leen Is Not Gone Yet, And Maybe Not at All
- Bonus Feature: Director Leen in Long-Term Limbo
- EEOC Recognized Black History Month
- Component 2 Pay Data Portal to Close
- U.S. DOL Event to Honor Women in Service
- EEOC’s 2020 Priorities
by DE Compliance News | Feb 10, 2020 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
Here’s the rub. The President has to present high-level officials like Inspector Generals (IGs), including OPM’s IG, to the Senate pursuant to Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution for its “Advice and Consent”: “…and he [The President of the United States] shall...
by DE Compliance News | Jul 30, 2018 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Director Harris filled us in
by DE Compliance News | Dec 18, 2017 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Trump’s nominees advanced to full Senate
- Joint-Employer Standard reinstated
- Year-end federal contractor reminders
