The Trump Administration has appointed Catherine Eschbach as the new Director of OFCCP. A Labor Department press release accompanying her appointment noted that the now-rescinded Executive Order 11246 had “facilitated” the adoption of illegal DEI

A new executive order from President Trump has revoked the increase to the federal contractor minimum wage implemented by the Biden Administration.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Administration can move ahead and enforce Executive Order 14173’s provisions requiring contractors and grant recipients to certify that they do not operate any illegal DEI programs. The opinion effectively r

With E.O. 11246 now rescinded, CWC is pleased to provide member companies with an updated version of the equal opportunity “flow-down” clause that organizations can incorporate into subcontracts and purchase orders subject to Section 503 of the Rehab

We have updated our subcontractor and vendor notification template that federal contractors may use to comply with the requirements of Section 503 and VEVRAA. The template has been modified to reflect the rescission of E.O. 11246.

The GSA has directed its contracting officers to modify federal contracts to remove provisions related to compliance with Executive Order 11246, which was rescinded by President Trump on his first full day in office.

The Department of Defense has published a “class deviation” directing the agency’s contracting officers to cease using Project Labor Agreements on large scale construction projects, a signal that the Trump Administration may be considering reversing

A federal appeals court has upheld former President Biden’s federal contractor minimum wage mandate. While contractors must continue to comply with Executive Order 14026, there is some disagreement among the appeals courts that could lead to a differ

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held a members-only roundtable on January 29 to explain the ramifications of President Trump’s new executive order that rescinded long-standing Executive Order 11246.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Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone has ordered DOL personnel to cease and desist all enforcement activities under rescinded E.O. 11246, while Section 503 and VEVRAA enforcement activities are paused pending further guidance.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

On his first day in office, President Trump rescinded more than 60 Executive Orders issued during the Biden Administration. While only two of those directly regulated federal contractor conduct, many related to federal diversity, equity, and inclusio

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.

OFCCP recently published a guide to help construction contractors understand and prevent harassment in the workplace. Much of the information provided in the FAQ-style guide is applicable to all employers.

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.

A federal appeals court ruled that President Biden exceeded his authority when he raised the federal contractor minimum wage to $15 per hour. This decision marks growing disagreement between courts regarding the President’s powers under the Procureme

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.

A federal court has temporarily blocked OFCCP from administrative enforcement of claims of discriminatory hiring reasoning that OFCCP’s administrative enforcement regime is likely unconstitutional.

OFCCP recently received two FOIA requests for all EEO-1 Type 2 Reports held by the agency for the 2021 filing year. Contractors have until December 9 to file objections before OFCCP discloses the requested information.

We’ve updated our primer that explains the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires contractors to pay the prevailing wage and fringe benefits to laborers and mechanics working on covered federal construction contracts.

The Solicitor of Labor has released a report summarizing its enforcement against coercive employment contracts, including those provisions that might chill workers in exercising their rights under employment laws DOL enforces.

The Department of Agriculture has finalized reforms of its procurement regulations. In a welcome development, the agency did not adopt controversial “blacklisting” provisions that it had twice previously proposed.

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.