The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently launched its new Open Data Portal, which “helps bring the department into alignment with the OPEN Government Data Act of 2019 and the Federal Data Strategy established during President Trump’s first administration.”
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Ninth Circuit’s FOIA Ruling Moves Toward Implementation in EEO‑1 Disclosure Case
Updated on February 12, 2026.
On February 5, 2026, the parties in Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Department of Labor jointly asked the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to lift the temporary stay that
OFCCP Is Still Alive: Complaint Form Revisions, VEVRAA Recordkeeping Renewal, and FY2026 Funding
Reports of OFCCP demise may have been premature, as 2026 has begun with some notable developments for the agency which suggests OFCCP is looking to be active in its reduced role and will have the funds to do so.
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OFCCP Increases Section 503 and VEVRAA Jurisdictional Thresholds
In a bulletin issued on November 25, 2025, the OFCCP announced that, as of October 1, 2025, the federal contractor and subcontractor jurisdictional thresholds for individuals with disabilities pursuant to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”), and for
Another Government Shutdown – What Every Federal Contractor Needs to Know
As of October 1, 2025, we are in federal government shutdown. During previous government shutdowns, government agencies and departments issued stop-work orders, grinding work on government projects and contracts to a halt. Contractors were then faced with the difficult task
DOJ Begins Issuing Demand Letters to Contractors Under New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
The U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), Civil Division, has started issuing Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to federal contractors and grant recipients, seeking detailed information about their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) practices. This move is part of the DOJ’s recently launched Civil Rights Fraud
Executive Order 14319: Implications for A.I. Use in the Workplace
On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14319, which has the stated purpose of preventing the federal government from procuring A.I. “models that sacrifice truthfulness and accuracy to ideological agendas.” The order specifically targets models that
Attorney General Pam Bondi Issues DEI Guidance to Recipients of Federal Funds
On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Memorandum”), responding to the federal government’s recent practice, as Attorney General Bondi puts it, of “turn[ing]
OFCCP Releases 2025 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has released its 2025 Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (“VEVRAA”) national benchmark. Effective July 30, 2025, the new benchmark is 5.1%, a slight decrease from 2024’s 5.2% benchmark. This is OFCCP’s
Ninth Circuit Orders Release of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports
On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 Reports requested by the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The court held that the EEO-1