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The proposed merger for fiscal year 2018 is on its last legs. The merger was originally intended to streamline government processes and cut costs as part of the Trump Administration’s new focus, but has encountered several barriers in practice.

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Yesterday the National Women’s Law Center and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed FOIA requests directed at OMB, seeking information to shed light on the decision making process that resulted in its recent decision to halt the...

On September 19, 2017, the OFCCP held the first Compliance Assistance Town Hall at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. The 4 hour event was a structured opportunity for the contractor community to provide actionable recommendations aimed at...

The Office of Management and Budget’s decision to suspend the pay data component of the EEO-1 report has left many employers with questions regarding what’s next for their EEO-1 reporting requirements. As of September 1st, the EEO-1 Joint Reporting...

In order to accommodate the needs of those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Federal contractors who file their VETS-4212 Reports by November 15, 2017 will not be cited for failure to file a timely Report or failure to comply with Federal...

On August 31, 2017, the Department of Labor issued a press release in support of Texas’s response to Hurricane Harvey. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is temporarily suspending select federal contractor requirements,...

The OMB’s Office of Information Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) decided that the new EEO-1 component 2 report will stay indefinitely. EEOC will be publishing additional guidance in the Federal Register. DCI is closely monitoring and will report out once...

On June 23, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed an amicus brief in the 2^nd Circuit appeal of Zarda v. Altitude Express, expressing a position they have held since 2015: “Sexual orientation discrimination is, by definition,...

President Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Daniel M. Gade to be the next EEOC commissioner. A native of Minot, ND, Gade will be the only EEOC commissioner who is not an attorney. He is an expert in both veteran’s and disability issues, a decorated...

The Industry Liaison Group’s National Conference was held August 1-4^th in San Antonio, Texas. This conference brings together federal contractors, Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and...

On August 18, 2017, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), an agency of the Department of Labor, released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to propose regulations implementing the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing...

In an effort to shift to a renewed focus on compliance assistance, OFCCP has scheduled multiple Compliance Assistance Town Hall Meetings. These meetings will be open to the public, but will be of particular interest to human resource managers, equal...