According to the National Office Directory for OFCCP, Michael Schloss has been named as the new Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). Michele Hodge, who previous served as Acting Director, is now listed as Deputy Director. The agency has yet to put out any official communications on these appointments.

Acting Director Schloss previously served at the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) for 32 years before going into private practice in 2023. He was recently appointed as the Director of the Office of Field Administration (“OFA”) for the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) in early January 2025. Given Acting Director Schloss’s ERISA background, it is unclear what his views are on OFCCP’s areas of responsibility. 

Amidst all of the recent changes, Acting Director Schloss’s appointment potentially means that additional guidance with respect to OFCCP’s regulatory activities – which at this point are limited to VEVRAA and Section 503 compliance – will be forthcoming.  That being said, the fact he has been named as the “Acting Director” raises the question of whether he is simply keeping the seat warm for someone else.

As Acting Director Schloss’s tenure begins, Proskauer’s Government Contractor Compliance Group will continue to monitor and report developments here.

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Photo of Guy Brenner Guy Brenner

Guy Brenner is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and leads the Firm’s Washington, D.C. Labor & Employment practice. He is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, co-head of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group and a member…

Guy Brenner is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and leads the Firm’s Washington, D.C. Labor & Employment practice. He is head of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, co-head of the Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group and a member of the Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition Group. He has extensive experience representing employers in both single-plaintiff and class action matters, as well as in arbitration proceedings. He also regularly assists federal government contractors with the many special employment-related compliance challenges they face.

Guy represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on non-compete and trade secrets issues, medical and disability leave matters, employee/independent contractor classification issues, and the investigation and litigation of whistleblower claims. He assists employers in negotiating and drafting executive agreements and employee mobility agreements, including non-competition, non-solicit and non-disclosure agreements, and also conducts and supervises internal investigations. He also regularly advises clients on pay equity matters, including privileged pay equity analyses.

Guy advises federal government contractors and subcontractors all aspects of Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations and requirements, including preparing affirmative action plans, responding to desk audits, and managing on-site audits.

Guy is a former clerk to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court of the District of Columbia.

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Mallory E. Knudsen is an associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Employment Counseling, Training, and Pay Equity groups.