Affirmative Action - OFCCP

For the second straight fiscal year, the White House has proposed to defund and eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

OFCCP Poised to Produce Contractors’ EEO-1 Data Following Losses in Litigation Starting in 2018, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and a CIR reporter have been fighting to force OFCCP to disclose EEO-1 reports that have been filed by federal contractors.1 These contractors have operated w

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has begun 2026 with several information collection requests, along with a proposal to be funded in fiscal year (FY) 2026. These actions may help shape OFCCP’s priorities as the calendar year moves forward.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced inflation-based increases to the jurisdictional thresholds under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), effective October 1, 2025. Th

As of October 1, 2025, the jurisdictional thresholds for two key regulations impacting federal contractors—the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) and the

OFCCP Announces Increase in the Contract Amounts Triggering Federal Affirmative Action Obligations Employers doing business with the federal government may be required to maintain affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and veterans depending on the dollar value of their contra

It is being reported that Ashley Romanias has assumed leadership of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), as Catherine Eschbach steps into a new role as Principal Deputy General Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). At the time of this post, the U.S. De

On August 25, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new request for public comments on proposed revisions to its data collection and recordkeeping requirements under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503), which would include the withdrawal of

On September 4, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued updates regarding the extension of comment periods for proposed rulemakings related to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) as w

On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a solicitation for comments regarding specific questions related to a proposal for modifications to the Office of Management and Budget’s disability data

On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a follow-up solicitation for comments regarding specific questions related to its July 1, 2025, proposal for modifications to the regulations implementing

OFCCP Seeks Input on Revised Complaint Forms Having recently announced a resumption of its processing of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability or veteran status, the Office of Federal Contract Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register on July 7, 2025, reques

In conjunction with the recent proposed rule changes to the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’

OFCCP has published proposed modifications to the VEVRAA and Section 503 regulations which govern federal contractor affirmative action obligations for

OFCCP Proposes New Rules to Clarify Federal Contactor Obligations Following the Revocation of EO 11246 President Trump’s revocation of Executive Order 11246 on January 21, 2025, left federal contractors and subcontractors wondering what would be required going forward. On July 1, OFCCP published thr

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is slated to publish, on July 7, 2025, an information collection request seeking comments relating to complaints involving employment discrimination by federal contractors or subcontractors.

On July 2, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified the contractor community about U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary’s Order 08-2025, which lifted the abeyance previously instituted in January 2025 related to OFCCP’s investigative and enforcement activities. O

OFCCP Officially Closes All Pending Compliance Reviews and Resumes Processing of Section 503 and VEVRAA Complaints Following President Trump’s revocation of Executive Order 11246 in January 2025, federal contractors with compliance reviews in progress received notice that the Executive Order 11246 c

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued three proposed rules to implement President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14173, which revoked Executive Order 11246 and ended federal affirmative action requirements related to race and sex in fede

On June 27, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a letter to federal contractors inviting them to voluntarily submit information about their efforts to “wind down” affirmative action programs and compliance-related obligations under now-rescinded Executive Order (E