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OFCCP Issues Statement After Revocation of Executive Order 11246

January 24, 2025

By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin

On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in response to an Executive Order President Trump issued titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...

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Industry Leaders Issue Joint Statement After Revocation of EO 11246

January 24, 2025

In response to the revocation of Executive Order 11246, DCI Consulting President and Owner David Cohen and several industry leaders released a joint statement providing guidance to federal contractors. This guidance highlights the continuing...

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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246

January 22, 2025

By: Joanna Colosimo & Mitchell Chamberlin

Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."This new Order effectively ends affirmative action in...

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The Chance to Compete Act: Enhancing Federal Hiring Through Technical Assessments

January 17, 2025

By: Angie Delacruz and Melissa Haudek

Federal hiring is seeing a resurgencein its transformation with the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, a law designed to prioritize skills-based assessments over traditional hiring methodssuch as the use of degree...

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FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Pay Transparency Rule

January 14, 2025

By: Brittney Brinkley and Evan Szarenski

On January 8, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing last year’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Pay Equity and...

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Minnesota Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect

January 13, 2025

By: Stephanie Horn

As DCI has previously reported, the State of Minnesota has a pay transparency law requiring employers to include certain pay and benefits information in job postings that became effective on January 1, 2025. The pay transparency...

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The State(s) of Pay Transparency

December 16, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

Pay transparency has been a major subject of interest for the states in the last few years. While there is no federal law regarding pay transparency that affects all organizations, there are many different laws that various...

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Federal Contracting 101: What You Need to Know

December 13, 2024

By: Kate Hayek and Sheryl Harmening

Organizations with supply and service contracts with the Federal government are required to comply with multiple sets of regulations in the affirmative action and equal employment opportunity space. Organizations...

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California AB 2930 Joins AB 331 in Inactive Status

December 10, 2024

By: Bre Timko (DCI Consulting), Niloy Ray (Littler Mendelson), & Dave Schmidt (DCI Consulting) 

The State of California has had a flurry of activity over the past two years intending to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in making...

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Proposed Changes to Thresholds Regarding OFCCP Laws

December 06, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

On November 29, 2024, a proposal was issued in the Federal Register to change thresholds regarding laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and other agencies. This...

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OFCCP Releases Guide to Combating Harassment in Construction Industry

December 05, 2024

By: Haley Fisk and Evan Szarenski

On November 21, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a guide intended to assist federal contractors in fighting harassment in the construction industry. As the federal government has...

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OFCCP Announces Start Date for Monthly Reporting by Construction Companies

November 26, 2024

By: Dylan Tomsey

On November 25, 2024,the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a start date for the monthly collection of employment data from construction companies. Construction companies that have contracts or...

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