President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO). Its stated purpose is to end illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (together, DEI). The EO does not change existing law, but it signals the Administration’s focus on targeting organizations that violate
discrimination
OFCCP Requiring Construction Companies to Submit Monthly Data Reports starting April 2025
Posted in Agency Notice
OFCCP announced it is reinstating a monthly reporting requirement (CC-257 Report) for federal construction contractors, nearly 30 years after discontinuing it. Beginning April 15, 2025, covered construction contractors must submit a report to OFCCP by the 15th of each month, with detailed data on its number of employees and work hours by race/ethnicity and…
Trump Signs Religious Liberty Executive Order
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
During a ceremony in the Rose Garden, President Trump signed a much-anticipated “Religious Liberty” executive order. The Executive Order states it is the
policy of the executive branch to vigorously enforce Federal law’s robust protections for religious freedom.
The relatively short Executive Order also recognizes that
the United States Constitution enshrines and protects the
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