Posts tagged Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Report urges ending the unauthorized Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
September 9, 2025 // “The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs created an expansive and costly regulatory regime and imposed it on private parties—federal contractors and subcontractors – without any authority from Congress,” explained David McFadden, author of the report. President Trump drew attention to the OFCCP in January 2025 when, soon after assuming office, he revoked a 1965 Executive Order issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson (E.O. 11246) that led to the establishment of the OFCCP. The Trump E.O. 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” ordered the OFCCP to cease requiring contractors to implement affirmative action plans, among other activities unauthorized by Congress. Since then, the Labor Department has indicated plans to shut the office down.
Op-ed: Trump is neutering the Labor Department
April 12, 2025 // For union president Aliyah Levin, executive vice president Rob Sax and vice president Omar Algeciras, this moment is not just about protecting jobs but about protecting the mission of the department and, by extension, the public. At the core of the union leaders’ concerns is the Trump administration’s clear hostility toward federal civil servants. As Levin put it bluntly, “What is wrong with this administration that they’ve made public servants the enemy?”
Michigan Republican presses Chavez-DeRemer to rescind Biden-era labor regulations
March 20, 2025 // “I encourage DOL to enforce its laws while providing robust compliance assistance to workers and businesses instead of continuing the enforcement-only approach taken by the Biden-Harris administration,” Walberg said Wednesday to Chavez-DeRemer in a letter shared with The Hill.
Former EEOC Commissioner and Acting WHD Administrator Keith Sonderling Announced as Pick for Deputy Secretary of Labor
January 16, 2025 // The deputy secretary of labor serves as the de facto chief operating officer of the DOL, managing an approximately 17,000-person workforce and a $14 billion dollar budget. Further, the deputy manages the politically appointed heads of each agency that falls under the DOL, including vital agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, WHD, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), among others. Sonderling has a track record of prioritizing clear guidance on both traditional issues such as those found in wage and hour law or occupational safety and cutting-edge issues such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Sonderling’s record throughout his career provides insight into what employers can expect from Sonderling’s leadership as the deputy secretary of labor.
DOL Contractor Watchdog Chief Yang Exiting for White House Post
March 29, 2023 // Yang will leave her post at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs effective this week. She’ll become deputy assistant to the president for racial justice & equity at the White House Domestic Policy Council, a DOL spokesperson told Bloomberg Law.
Democrats’ Proposed Labor Funding Increases Fall Nearly Flat
March 11, 2022 // Federal Funding Legislation. fiscal year 2022, Backgrounder: The final package, after bipartisan and bicameral negotiations, includes just moderate funding increases for these programs or, as in the case of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), no increase at all.
Labor Agencies Face Biden Enforcement Push Without Extra Funding
January 18, 2022 // The collapse of talks on Democrats’ tax and social spending legislation has put labor-focused agencies in a difficult position—they face increased enforcement demands under the Biden agenda but can’t bank on an infusion of extra cash to support those efforts.