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Affirmative Action
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Regulatory Oversight
Texas and Florida AGs Issue Opinions Ratifying Trump Administration’s Executive Orders Dismantling DEI Policies and Programs
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
Recent opinions by the Texas attorney general (AG) and the Florida AG assert that their states’ race- and sex-conscious laws and policies are unconstitutional. The opinions align with President Donald…
India Legal
Supreme Court pulls up petitioner for strategic conversion to claim minority benefits
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed grave concern over what it viewed as a novel misuse of the constitutional framework governing minority rights and affirmative action, after an individual from…
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…
Hawaiian Kingdom Blog
Kamehameha Schools can Prevail in Pending Lawsuit Challenging its Admission Policy with Preference to those with Native Hawaiian Ancestry
On September 4, 2025, the Civil Beat published an article “Kamehameha Schools’ Admission Policies May Face Legal Challenge.” They reported: A conservative mainland group whose lawsuit against Harvard ended affirmative…
Gov Con Employment Exchange
OFCCP Seeks Feedback on Section 503 Voluntary Self-ID Form in Connection with Other Proposed Regulatory Revisions
By Laura A. Mitchell, Scott M. Pechaitis, Nicole A. Trotta
On August 25, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new request for public comments on proposed revisions to its data collection and recordkeeping requirements under…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
OFCCP Extends Disability Regulation Comment Period
By By: Lauren B. Hicks, Christopher J. Near
Quick Hits OFCCP solicited more detailed comments related to its proposed modifications to the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The deadline to submit comments is…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
What Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients Should Know About DOJ’s Unlawful Discrimination Guidance
By Keeley McCarty, Nick Feldstern
On July 29, 2025, US Attorney General Bondi issued a memorandum for all federal agencies titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the Memo). The Memo follows…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Ohio Drops Affirmative Action Program Requirements for State Contractors
By By: Janet Q. Lewis, Amanda T. Quan, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits A new Ohio law will eliminate AAP requirements for state contractors. The changes align with the Trump administration’s rollback of federal affirmative action mandates. Ohio was one of…
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…
The Right Coast
Dhillon: DOJ’s civil rights unit being rebuilt after ‘cultural shift’
The legal trajectory that has paved the way for changes at the DOJ s Civil Rights Division traces back to the Supreme Court s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions…