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Hall Benefits Law Blog
DOL Dismantles Affirmative Action Rules for Federal Contractors
By Anne Hall
As part of the White House’s broader effort to rewrite federal equal employment opportunity rules, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued three final rules that substantially roll back…
Levy Employment Law Blog
U.S. DOL Slices Out More of Affirmative Action and Leaves DEI experts with an Enormous Opportunity
By Tracey Levy
The face of “affirmative action” further changed for federal government contractors as of September 21, 2026. Notwithstanding the elimination of Executive Order 11246 in January 2025, federal government contractors continue…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
OFCCP Issues Final Rules Upending Federal Contractors’ Affirmative Action Obligations
By By: Lauren B. Hicks, Christopher J. Near, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits OFCCP finalized three rules rescinding and revising federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ affirmative action obligations following the 2025 revocation of EO 11246. The final rules significantly modify obligations under…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
White House Proposed Budget Targets OFCCP, Section 503, and VEVRAA
By By: Christopher J. Near, Lauren B. Hicks
Quick Hits On April 3, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget published the White House’s priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2027 through the president’s proposed federal budget and related…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
OFCCP Raises Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 503 and VEVRAA
By By T. Scott Kelly, Christopher J. Near
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced inflation-based increases to the jurisdictional thresholds under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
OFCCP Updates Veteran and Disability Jurisdictional Thresholds for Federal Contractors
As of October 1, 2025, the jurisdictional thresholds for two key regulations impacting federal contractors—the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)—have increased. These…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
OFCCP Increases Section 503 and VEVRAA Jurisdictional Thresholds
By Guy Brenner, Olympia Karageorgiou
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…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
What the Rescission of EO 11246 Means for Veterans’ Employment: Key Updates on VEVRAA
By By: James A. Patton Jr., Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The DOL is proposing modifications of the VEVRAA regulations to reflect the rescission of Executive Order 11246 while maintaining existing affirmative action obligations for federal contractors to support…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
DOL Plan to Shutter OFCCP Next Year and Transfer Oversight to Other Agencies
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed its plans to eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which governs and enforces federal contractor responsibilities. The DOL’s proposed…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
OFCCP Releases 2025 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark
By Guy Brenner, Olympia Karageorgiou
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…