By Victoria Ungvary and Amanda Bowman
July 31, 2025 Update:
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced the Veteran Hiring Benchmark is 5.1% effective July 30, 2025. Employers required to include a Veteran Hiring...
By Zach Olsen
On July 2, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which allows the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to resume its enforcement activities related to Section 503 of the...
By Mitchell Chamberlin
The rescission of Executive Order 11246, along with shifts in focus and significant changes at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has led to a period of confusion for federal contractors.
Many...
By Mitchell Chamberlin
On April 15, 2025, ten former Department of Labor (DOL) officials from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Office of the Solicitor (SOL)—including former Directors Jenny Yang and Pat Shiu—released an
By: Brittany Dian-Hansell
On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) updated the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark to 5.4 percent, slightly down from 5.5 percent in...
As expected, OFCCP has released an updated Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) benchmark effective March 31, 2022.
The new benchmark has been set at 5.5%, continuing the downward trend in benchmark percentages over the past...
In this week’s entry into ourblog seriescovering the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Supply and Service Technical Assistance Guide (TAG), we’ll examine the requirements surrounding listing open jobs with the local...
On Thursday, October 15, The Institute for Workplace Equality released a statement reiterating its support surrounding affirmative action and diversity & inclusion. In the statement, The Institute says:
"The Institute for Workplace Equality (“The...
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