On June 29, 2023, in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court” or “Supreme Court”) held that college and...more
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OFCCP released the national annual veteran hiring benchmark effective March 31, 2023, which measures the national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force. Federal contractors are required to compare their...more
Effective March 31, 2023, OFCCP rescinded the Trump administration’s Final Rule, Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption (Final Rule). The Final Rule was issued in December...more
UPDATE: On February 14, 2023, OFCC announced it was extending the February 17, 2023 deadline to file objections to the disclosure of Type 2 EEO-1 data. The new deadline to submit objections is March 3, 2023.
On or about...more
On or about February 7, 2023, OFCCP updated its announcement regarding the OFCCP list of 13,520 federal contractors (List of Non-Objectors or List) that have not objected to the release of their Type 2 EEO-1 data for the...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has made several announcements, including Directives, Notices, and Proposals in their quest to embark on initiatives that significantly impact federal contractors’...more
Federal contractors and subcontractors who filed Type 2 EEO-1 Reports for the years 2016-2020 are advised that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intends to release the data from such filed EEO-1...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) requires supply and service contractors and subcontractors (collectively referred to as “contractors”) that meet certain jurisdictional thresholds to develop and...more
When Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 in December 2019, Congress included the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (the Act). The Act, in relevant part, restricts federal...more