OFCCP closes all pending compliance reviews
They’ve all but shut the door, turned off the lights, and put up the “closed” sign. On July 2, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer lifted the pause on investigations and enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. Now that the pause is lifted, the OFCCP has announced that it will close all pending compliance evaluations. Background Days after President Trump rescinded Executive Order 11246 in January, Vincent Micone, then-Acting Secretary of Labor, ordered the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to cease its enforcement activity related to Section 503 and VEVRAA. The OFCCP then notified contractors who had open compliance evaluations that the portions relating to Executive Order 11246 were closed and that the components subject to Section 503 and VEVRAA were on hold pending further guidance. Secretary’s Order 08-2025 Secretary Chavez-DeRemer’s Order 08-2025 lifts t...