With Executive Order 11246 now rescinded, OFCCP has formally terminated all FAAP agreements that were maintained between the agency and federal contractors. The agreements permitted contractors to structure their AAPs by function rather than location

We’ve updated our equal opportunity and affirmative action policy templates to reflect rescission of E.O. 11246. These templates can be helpful to federal contractors as they review equal opportunity and affirmative action policies to ensure complian

CWC held a members-only roundtable on January 29 to explain the ramifications of President Trump’s new executive order that rescinded long-standing Executive Order 11246.

The Trump Administration has appointed Michael Schloss as the Deputy Director of Policy and Acting Director at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Schloss previously served as a career employee in the Labor Department’s Employ

Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone has ordered DOL personnel to cease and desist all enforcement activities under rescinded E.O. 11246, while Section 503 and VEVRAA enforcement activities are paused pending further guidance.

MEMBER ROUNDTABLE SCHEDULED. President Trump has rescinded Executive Order 11246. While there are still more questions than answers about this major policy shift, our memo summarizes what we know thus far and outlines many of the contractor complianc

The EEOC and OFCCP have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding governing information sharing and charge processing, with some important revisions. Our memo explains.

According to OFCCP’s recently released enforcement data for FY 2024, the number of compliance audits completed hit a new low last year. However, the agency alleged many more violations on the basis of disability and protected veteran status.

A federal district court ruled that the Naval Academy’s use of race in admissions is constitutional, distinguishing the case from last year’s landmark Supreme Court decision in Harvard.

Employers with a federal construction contract or subcontract or federally assisted construction contract or subcontract in excess of $10,000 must submit monthly Form CC-257 reports to OFCCP starting April 15, 2025.

OFCCP’s latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) puts some 2,000 federal contractor entities on notice that they’ve been flagged for an upcoming compliance audit.

OFCCP has received approval to begin collecting monthly reports from construction contractors detailing employee count and work hours by race/ethnicity, sex, and construction trade.

Our comments to the White House Office of Management and Budget argue that it should not give permission to OFCCP to reinstate a burdensome form that OFCCP discontinued decades ago because it was marginally useful and put a strain on agency resources

CWC is pleased to provide our members with an updated template to assist in meeting their employment service delivery system (ESDS) notice obligations required under OFCCP regulations.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has given OFCCP the go-ahead to begin using a new and expanded version of the Scheduling Letter used to notify federal construction contractors of a compliance audit.

OFCCP’s new directive retains many of the components of the prior administration’s “early resolution conciliation” procedures. Whether it signals a change in OFCCP’s current enforcement philosophy remains to be seen.

Our comments to the White House Office of Management and Budget urge that agency to require OFCCP to make revisions to its proposed construction contractor scheduling letter before OMB gives approval to OFCCP to use it.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. OFCCP is asking OMB for approval to reinstate a burdensome reporting requirement on federal construction contractors that the agency originally abandoned in 1995 as putting a strain on OFCCP resources.

OFCCP has announced 16 formal settlements of enforcement actions against federal contractors during the first three quarters of the fiscal year. Our memo provides details.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. OFCCP has asked OMB for approval to use a more detailed scheduling letter and itemized listing for compliance reviews of construction contractors. While the agency rejected our recommendations, its response provides some in

As the July 1 certification deadline approaches, technical issues have once again frustrated OFCCP’s Contractor Portal certification process.

Our comments to the Office of Management and Budget argue that OFCCP’s Contractor Portal remains overly burdensome to federal contractors, and that changes should be made before it is extended for another three years

The ruling by a divided federal appeals court signals another potential setback for corporate programs designed to advance DEI initiatives.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. OFCCP has filed a formal request with the White House Office of Management and Budget to continue using its Contractor Portal for another three years. OMB is accepting comments on OFCCP’s request, and CWC intends to comment

Federal contractors may find helpful a new guidance document published by OFCCP that outlines the risks and obligations that are potentially triggered by the use of AI and other automated systems in the workplace.