Topic
Affirmative Action
886 published works
World of Employment
Federal Contractors – Reminder to Certify Affirmative Action Programs
By Melissa Healy, Brent Hamilton
Federal contractors and subcontractors must certify the status of their Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) by July 1, 2024. Who Must Certify?…
Legal Theory Blog
Johnson on the Harms to White Persons of Black Subjugation
M. Broderick Johnson (Yale Law School) has posted “Trying to Save the White Man's Soul”: Perpetually Convergent Interests and Racial Subjugation (Yale Law Journal, Vol. 133, No. 4, 2024) on…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Study reveals decline in student diversity at US law schools following affirmative action bans
California, Michigan, and Arizona have seen a notable reduction in law student diversity
GovCon & Trade
OFCCP Requires Affirmative Action Program Certification by July 1
On April 1, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) opened its Contractor Portal for its annual Affirmative Action Program (AAP) certification. Covered federal contractors and…
Inside Government Contracts
OFCCP 2024 Affirmative Action Program Certifications: What You Need to Know
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has now opened its Contractor Portal for the 2024 Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) certification period with a deadline of…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
American Enterprise Institute’s Accidental Defense of Fearless Foundation
American Enterprise Institute, no great champion of affirmative action or DEI, has itself hopelessly tied in knots trying to defend Fearless Fund’s quest to remediate racial and gender discrimination without…
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
DOL Announces Contractor Portal Will Open For AAP Certification On April 1
By Guy Brenner, Olympia Karageorgiou
On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that its Contractor Portal will open to receive Affirmative Action Program (“AAP”) certification submissions on April 1, 2024. Certifications must be made by…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
OFCCP Contractor Portal to Open April 1
OFCCP has updated its Contractor Portal website with details for this year's certification cycle. Per the website Beginning April 1, 2024, federal contractors will be able to certify the status…
Health Law Prof Blog
University of Houston Law Center and Fertitta Family College of Medicine Presents Justice and Health For All: The Future of Affirmative Action in Legal and Medical Education
University of Houston Law Center and Fertitta Family College of Medicine Presents Justice and Health For All: The Future of Affirmative Action in Legal and Medical Education; 8:30AM – 4:30PM on…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Nuziard v. Minority Business Development Agency: Another Blow To Federally Sponsored Affirmative Action Efforts
By Lorraine M. Campos, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Ellen Moran Dwyer
On March 5, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down a federally-sponsored racial preference extended to minority groups seeking to access capital and government contracts. Nuziard v. Minority Business Development…