By: Christy Kiely and Annette Tyman
On April 17, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released the EEO-1 data of 19,277 federal contractors to a reporter named Will Evans with the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The disclosure responds to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request filed by Evans in June of 2022, where Evans and
Continue Reading OFCCP Releases EEO-1 Reports of Nearly 20,000 Federal ContractorsBy Annette Tyman, Lawrence Z. Lorber, and Michael L. Childers
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is closing the summer by issuing two new enforcement directives. The first, Directive 2018-03, clarifies the OFCCP’s enforcement of religious non-discrimination in light of recent court decisions and executive orders. The second, Directive 2018-04, creates focused
Continue Reading OFCCP Winds Down Summer By Issuing New Guidance on Religious Discrimination and Announcing New Focused Review Process
By Annette Tyman and Michael L. Childers
Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal Contractors should immediately update the Disability Self-ID Form to include the new expiration date. The OFCCP is allowing a 10-day grace period, until February 10th to update the form.
Last week we updated contractors on OMB’s renewal of the disability self-identification form (see post here). Note that there were
Continue Reading Additional Information for Implementing the Renewed Disability Self-ID Form
By Annette Tyman, Lawrence Z. Lorber, Jaclyn W. Hamlin, and Brent I. Clark
Seyfarth Synopsis: The first of several anticipated challenges to Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” has resulted in a preliminary injunction staying the implementation of some – but not all – aspects of the Executive Order and its implementing regulations. In a
Continue Reading OSHA Proposed Citations Covered by Texas Judge’s Grant of Preliminary Injunction to Government Contractors Challenging “Blacklisting” Executive Order
By: Alexander J. Passantino, Paul H. Kehoe, and Lawrence Z. Lorber
On March 6, 2015, the Department of Labor submitted its final guidance pursuant to Executive Order 13673, titled Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”) for review. Review by OIRA is the final
Continue Reading The “Blacklisting” Executive Order: The Department of Labor’s Guidance To OMB For Final Review
By: Paul Kehoe, Meredith C. Bailey, Lawrence Z. Lorber and Annette Tyman
On January 28, 2015, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to update its Sex Discrimination Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). The NPRM will be published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2015, followed by a
Continue Reading Federal Contractors Should Be Concerned About The OFCCP’s NPRM Revising its Sex Discrimination Guidelines
By: Meredith C. Bailey, Cassandra Hanley Carroll and Christine Hendrickson
Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued proposed regulations that would limit covered federal contractors’ ability to take adverse action against applicants and employees who discuss compensation. The proposed rule is available here.
The protections afforded by the proposed regulations may have a familiar ring
Continue Reading OFCCP Proposes Anti-Pay Secrecy Regulations for Federal Contractors