Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP’s FY 2019 Enforcement Numbers Show a 30% Increase in Closed Audits Over Previous Year, Record Amount in Monetary Benefits

Enforcement data posted recently by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) show a 30%

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New OFCCP Directive Instructs Compliance Officers To Ask Questions To Determine Whether a Contractor Is Discriminating Against Spouses of Protected Veterans

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive stating that compliance officers will begin

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OFCCP’s Increasing Use of Early Resolution Procedures (ERPs) To Settle Enforcement Actions Highlights Program’s Pros and Cons

Increasingly, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is reaching settlements by using its Early

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OFCCP Posts Supplemental Corporate Scheduling Announcement List Flagging 500 Contractor Establishments for VEVRAA Focused Reviews

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a supplement to its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019

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OFCCP, Reversing Course, Proposes Rule To Give Up Any Claim of Jurisdiction Over TRICARE Providers

In a noteworthy development, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a  Notice

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OFCCP Litigation and Settlement Update: Latest Developments Feature Large Financial Settlements, Increase in Early Resolution Procedures (ERP) Settlements

For anyone who believed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) would ease off

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President Trump Signs Three New Executive Orders To Further Implement Administration’s Regulatory Reform Agenda, With Focus on So-Called Guidance Documents

Reducing the cost of federal regulations and reining in the use of so-called agency guidance documents are two major components

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