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OFCCP is undergoing yet another significant organizational shift, as the agency’s director recently announced a restructuring plan for its remaining workforce. This development signals the latest chapter in the OFCCP’s transformation under the Trump Administration.

According to reports, OFCCP Director Ashley Romanias recently informed staff of a reorganization plan…

Updated on February 12, 2026.

On February 5, 2026, the parties in Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Department of Labor jointly asked the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to lift the temporary stay that has halted disclosure of certain federal contractors’ EEO-1 Type…

In a bulletin issued on November 25, 2025, the OFCCP announced that, as of October 1, 2025, the federal contractor and subcontractor jurisdictional thresholds for individuals with disabilities pursuant to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”), and for protected veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act…

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has released its 2025 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”) national benchmark.  Effective July 30, 2025, the new benchmark is 5.1%, a slight decrease from 2024’s 5.2% benchmark.  This is OFCCP’s tenth reduction of the national benchmark, which has steadily declined…

On July 7, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 (the “Order”) impacting OFCCP’s enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”).  Here is what you need to know about this development, based on the OFCCP’s bulletin…

On June 27, 2025, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) Director Catherine Eschbach issued a letter announcing that OFCCP is “providing all federal contractors withthe opportunity to volunteer informationin narrative form about what actions they have taken” in response to Executive Order (“EO”)14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based…

The Trump Administration has announced plans to “eliminate” the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”), the agency currently responsible for enforcing affirmative action and anti-discrimination protections for veterans and workers with disabilities among federal contractors.  Under the Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, the…

On March 24, 2025, the Department of Labor announced the appointment of Catherine Eschbach as Director of OFCCP.  Direct Eschbach joins the agency after serving as an appellate lawyer in private practice.

Director Eschbach intends to “oversee [OFCCP’s] transition to its new scope of mission[.]” Notably, in the announcement Director…