Christopher Near

3 weeks ago | mondaq.com | T. Scott Kelly |Christopher Near |Zachary Zagger

The Trump administration plans to completely eliminate theOffice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and transferthe agency’s remaining authority to enforce protections infederal contractors for veterans and workers with disabilities toother agencies, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s(DOL) recent budget document.

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Christopher Near |Zachary Zagger

On April 11, 2025, a group of forty Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to "abandon plans to dismantle [the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs] and reaffirm the Department's commitment to protecting equal employment opportunities for federal contract workers." A group of forty lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor urging her to abandon proposed plans to...

2 months ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Christopher Near |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsA group of forty lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor urging her to abandon proposed plans to drastically reduce and restructure OFCCP. The lawmakers raised concerns that the cuts could leave federal contractor workers vulnerable to potential discrimination. The letter comes amidst other OFCCP-related efforts by lawmakers, including the introduction of legislation to codify now-revoked Executive Order 11246.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Christopher Near |Zachary Zagger

On April 11, 2025, a group of forty Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to “abandon plans to dismantle [the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs] and reaffirm the Department’s commitment to protecting equal employment opportunities for federal contract workers.” Quick Hits A group of forty lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor urging her to abandon...

2 months ago | ogletree.com | Christopher Near |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsA group of forty lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor urging her to abandon proposed plans to drastically reduce and restructure OFCCP. The lawmakers raised concerns that the cuts could leave federal contractor workers vulnerable to potential discrimination. The letter comes amidst other OFCCP-related efforts by lawmakers, including the introduction of legislation to codify now-revoked Executive Order 11246.