Democratic Lawmakers Urge U.S. Department of Labor to Abandon Proposal to Dismantle OFCCP
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 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. The April 11 letter, jointly signed by twenty members of the U.S. Senate and twenty members of the U.S. House of Representatives, raises concerns with the U.S. Department of ...