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New Acting OFCCP Director in Place; Contractor Community Awaits Guidance

January 30, 2025

By: Mitchell Chamberlin and Joanna Colosimo

January 31, 2025 Update: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website now lists Michael Schloss as Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy. 

Original Blog: Sources within the Department...

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States Continue to Enforce Their Affirmative Action Requirements

January 30, 2025

By: Bill Osterndorf

While the federal government is ending most affirmative action obligations, the states continue to enforce their affirmative action requirements.The revocation of Executive Order 11246and the various efforts to end diversity,...

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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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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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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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New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL)

November 20, 2024

By: Amanda Bowman

Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List(CSAL)for Supply and Service compliance reviews. The list includes 770 unique companies and is comprised...

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Navigating an OFCCP Compliance Evaluation Step-by-Step

November 12, 2024

By: Dylan Tomsey

An OFCCP compliance evaluation is a process in which afederal contractor or subcontractor’s affirmative action program isreviewed for regulatory compliance with the affirmative action and nondiscrimination provisions of their...

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Federal Contractor EEO-1 Demographic Data Set to be Released Again

October 28, 2024

By: Evan Szarenski and Joanna Colosimo

Tomorrow, October 29, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is scheduled to publish a Notice in the Federal Registerregarding two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for 2021...

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Nakisha Pugh Selected as Division of Program Operations Director

October 24, 2024

By: Benjamin Kerner

October 16th, 2024, Nakisha Pugh was selectedas the Director ofthe Office of Federal ContractCompliance Programs (OFCCP) Division of Program Operations (DPO).The announcement was posted in a bulletin authored byacting OFCCP D

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Analysis of OFCCP’s Revised Construction Scheduling Letter, Part 2

October 22, 2024

By: Evan Szarenski

This blog is part 2 of an analysis of the new OFCCP scheduling letter for federal construction contractors.

Section 503 and VEVRAA, Item 2

This item requires contractors to submit documentation that it provided notice of the...

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