The Trump Administration has announced plans to "eliminate" the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP"), the agency currently responsible for enforcing affirmative action and anti-discrimination protections for veterans and workers with disabilities among federal contractors
The Trump Administration has announced plans to "eliminate" the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP"), the agency currently responsible for enforcing affirmative action and anti-discrimination protections for veterans and workers with disabilities among federal contractors. Under the Trump Administration's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, the OFCCP's responsibilities would be reassigned to other federal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC").
According to the Department of Labor's recently released budget justification, the OFCCP's enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act ("Section 503")—which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities—would be transferred to the EEOC. Meanwhile, enforcement of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act ("VEVRAA") would move to the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service. The budget justification states that "[t]his realignment of responsibilities will ensure consistent oversight while shrinking the Federal bureaucracy," noting that in the wake of Executive Order 14173, which...
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