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June 25, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OFCCP Seeks OMB Permission To Rescind E.O. 11246 Regulations

The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed rule that would rescind the OFCCP regulations implementing Executive Order 11246. Issued in 1965, E.O. 11246, as amended, prohibited federal contractors from discriminating in employment on the basis of race and sex, among other characteristics, and required contractors to take affirmative action to prevent such discrimination. President Trump revoked E.O....
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June 25, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

OFCCP Extends Audit Moratorium for Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has extended, for two years, its audit scheduling moratorium for specified health care entities that provide supplies and services to participants in the Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program (VAHBP). OFCCP extended the scheduling moratorium through May 7, 2027, via Directive 2021-01 Revision 2, Extending the Scheduling Moratorium for Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program (VAHBP)...
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June 24, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Appeals Court: General Safety Concerns Aren’t Enough To Deny Religious Accommodation

An employer cannot deny a religious accommodation under Title VII to an employee because of a general concern about safety, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled May 30. Smith v. City of Atlantic City concerned a fire department employee who requested a religious exemption from a requirement that all firefighters be clean-shaven. The rule was intended...
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June 20, 2025
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: May/June 2025 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has issued an update of state and local workplace compliance requirements that have occurred since May. This update includes developments in the following categories: Fair Employment Artificial Intelligence (Illinois) Military Spouse Preference (West Virginia) Pay Transparency and Salary History (Cleveland) Protected Classes (Minneapolis) Retaliation (Massachusetts) Wage and Hour Family...
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June 19, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Guide to Minnesota State Contractor Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated a resource that can help its members understand the equal employment opportunity obligations that Minnesota imposes on state contractors. These obligations are contained in documents published by the state’s Department of Human Rights (MDHR), including guidance, required forms, and templates for contractors submitting EEO compliance plans. Following...
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June 18, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

OPM Unveils Merit Hiring Plan: DEI Restrictions, Patriotism Emphasized

The Trump Administration has announced new hiring criteria for federal jobs.  The new strategy prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) considerations and establishes patriotism as a selection criterion. It also prohibits agencies from distributing workforce demographic data. In a May 29 memorandum, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) outlined a Merit Hiring Plan consistent with Executive Order 14170. Key provisions include: Prohibiting the...
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June 17, 2025
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Category: Immigration

Trump Administration Travel Ban: Impact on Employers

A White House proclamation imposing full and partial entry bans for nationals from 19 countries could disrupt American employers’ hiring and retention of foreign workers. The proclamation took effect June 9. Full entry bans apply to 12 countries, and partial restrictions apply to seven countries. The full bans apply to Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya,...
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June 12, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Transportation Department Will Enforce English Language Standards for Commercial Truck Drivers

The Trump Administration has announced that it will resume enforcing English language proficiency rules for commercial truckers. Executive Order 14286, issued April 28, gave the Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 60 days to issue new guidance. The new guidance, announced May 20, calls for commercial motor vehicle drivers who fail to meet FMCSA’s longstanding English-language proficiency requirements to be...
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June 11, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Halts Funding for State and Local Investigations of Transgender Bias and Disparate Impact

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will no longer reimburse state and local agencies for investigating gender identity, transgender, or disparate impact claims. However, states may continue to fund such investigations on their own, and plaintiffs may still seek redress in federal court. A May 20 memorandum from the EEOC’s Office of Field Programs announced the policy shift, which applies retroactively to January 20,...
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June 11, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Justices Reject Tougher Standard for Discrimination Claims by Majority-Group Plaintiffs

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the use of a heightened evidence standard for majority-group plaintiffs in Title VII discrimination claims. The court ruled June 5 that the same standards apply to all plaintiffs under Title VII, regardless of their race or sex. The case, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, was filed by a heterosexual...
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