On April 17, 2023, after giving federal contractors and subcontractors (“Contractors”) several opportunities to submit objections, OFCCP published EEO-1 data for Contractors that “either affirmatively agreed to, or did not object to, the release of their EEO-1 data.” As we previously reported, OFCCP had received a Freedom of Information
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OFCCP Proposes Revised Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing
As we previously reported, OFCCP is seeking reauthorization of a revised Compliance Review Scheduling Letter (“Scheduling Letter”) and Itemized Listing. The Scheduling Letter and Itemized are issued by OFCCP at the outset of an audit and request multiple categories of documents from federal contractors selected for audit. A detailed…
Deputy Director Michele Hodge Will Become Acting Director of OFCCP
On March 30, 2023, outgoing OFCCP Director Jenny R. Yang confirmed what we had reported here – she will be leaving the agency. Effective April 3, 2023, Director Yang will begin serving as Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity. In her farewell announcement to “OFCCP Stakeholders”…
OFCCP’s Religious Exemption Rule Rescission to Take Effect March 31, 2023
OFCCP has completed the process of rescinding its Final Rule, “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption” (the “Religious Exemption Rule”), which came into effect on January 8, 2021.
As we previously reported, the Religious Exemption Rule – adopted during the Trump Administration –…
OFCCP Announces Contractor Portal Will Open For AAP Certification On March 31, 2023
Updated on March 27, 2023 to include webinar details.
On March 20, 2023, OFCCP announced its Contractor Portal will open to receive Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) certification submissions on March 31, 2023. Certifications must be made by June 29, 2023.
OFCCP launched the Contractor Portal last year and required federal…
OFCCP (Again) Updates List of Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released
As we previously reported, OFCCP has received a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ (collectively, “Contractors”) EEO-1 reports from 2016-2020. After publishing a list of Contractors whose EEO-1 data would be released, OFCCP offered Contractors an opportunity to notify the agency if they were…
OFCCP Updates List of Contractors Subject to Release of EEO-1 Data
As we previously reported here and here, OFCCP plans to release EEO-1 data for non-objecting contractors and subcontractors in response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking contractors’ and subcontractors’ EEO-1 reports from 2016-2020. After publishing a list of contractors and subcontractors’ whose EEO-1 data would be…
OFCCP (Yet Again) Extends Deadline and Issues Additional Guidance for Contractors Objecting to Release of EEO-1 Data
As we previously reported, OFCCP has received a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking contractors’ and subcontractors’ EEO-1 reports from 2016-2020.
OFCCP originally provided contractors and subcontractors until September 19, 2022 to submit objections as to why their data should not be produced. That deadline was then extended…
OFCCP Extends Deadline for Contractors to Object to Release of EEO-1 Data
As we previously reported, OFCCP plans to release EEO-1 data for non-objecting contractors in response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking contractors’ and subcontractors’ EEO-1 reports from 2016-2020. On February 2, 2023, OFCCP published a list of contractors whose data was scheduled to be released on…
OFCCP Identifies Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released on February 8, 2023
As we previously reported, OFCCP has received a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request seeking federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ EEO-1 reports from 2016-2020. The agency previously instructed contractors who objected to the release of their EEO-1 reports to submit their objections by October 19, 2022. OFCCP has now…