Affirmative Action and Diversity

President Trump Signs Short-Term Funding Bill Sparing OFCCP and Other Enforcement Agencies From Major Budget Cuts for Now

President Trump has signed a bill that will keep the federal government funded into December. The spending bill, which also

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EEOC’s Change in Filing Period for Expanded EEO-1 Creates Data “Synchronizing” Challenges Regarding VETS-4212 Report

Federal contractors are required to file two annual reports regarding the composition of their workforce:  the Employer Information Report (EEO-1)

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OFCCP Has Expanded Its “FOIA Reading Room” To Include Financial Settlements Dating Back to Fiscal Year 2010

In early 2016 the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched a new webpage, referred to

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NT Lakis Attorneys Send Letter to OMB’s New OIRA Director Renewing Request That OMB Reconsider Its Approval of Revised EEO-1 Report

Earlier this year, NT Lakis attorneys sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, the new director of the Trump Administration’s White

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Labor Department ALJ Rules That OFCCP Can Move Up Construction Compliance Audit Based on Verbal Complaints Expressed at Agency Outreach Event

A Labor Department (DOL) administrative law judge (ALJ) has ruled that DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can

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Labor Department Administrative Law Judge, Ruling in Closely Watched OFCCP v. Google Case, Gives Partial Win to Each Party

A Department of Labor (DOL) administrative law judge (ALJ) has issued his Recommended Decision and Order (RDO) in a closely

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NT Lakis Staff Releases Fifth Installment of “Annotated Code of OFCCP’s Regulations”

NT Lakis staff is pleased to announce that the fifth and last installment of the “Annotated Code of OFCCP’s Regulations”

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OFCCP Settlement Update: Latest Cases Feature “Steering” Allegations, Entry-Level Hiring Discrimination

In the last few weeks, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced several settlements

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President Trump’s New Executive Order on Apprenticeship Programs May Impact Obama Administration’s Revised Affirmative Action Regulations

President Trump recently signed a new executive order (E.O.) designed to increase the number of apprenticeship programs in the United

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