Government Contracts

New OFCCP FAQs Clarify That Most “Unconscious” Bias Training Not Barred by E.O. 13950

Hopefully settling some of the confusion generated by the new Presidential Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from conducting

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Pay Discrimination Ruling by ALJ in Oracle May Prompt OFCCP To Rethink Its Enforcement Approach

In a closely watched formal enforcement action brought by the Labor Department’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

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New Trump Executive Order Bars Certain Diversity-Related Contractor Training

President Trump has signed new Executive Order (E.O.) 13950 (September 22, 2020), that among other things prohibits federal contractors and

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OFCCP Posts New Scheduling Lists Targeting 2,450 Federal Contractor Establishments for Compliance Evaluations Starting in Late October

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published its fiscal year 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Lists

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage To Increase From $10.80 to $10.95 an Hour Beginning on January 1, 2021

An Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Obama in 2014, still in effect, requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to

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