OFCCP Takes Additional Steps to Unravel Key Affirmative Action Programs: A 5-Step Plan for Federal Contractors
Federal contractors should stay tuned as the Trump administration continues to make big changes impacting contract compliance. Just today, the O ffice of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published proposed rules to align the agency’s regulations with President Trump’s directive revoking certain affirmative action programs. The new rules – which are just proposals at this point with no effective date – would officially rescind the agency’s prior regulations on race- and gender-based affirmative action plans and update those related to veterans and individuals with disabilities. Last week, the OFCCP asked federal contractors to voluntarily share how they are winding down affirmative action plans, and now the agency is taking its own steps to cement changes . Here are the key takeaways for contractors as you adapt to the federal government’s new direction. 3 New Proposals Impacting Federal Contractors The OFCCP just published three proposed rules in the Federal Register on Jul...