Following President Trump’s Executive Order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” on January 24, acting U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Vincent Micone issued an agency Order instructing DOL employees to cease and desist “all investigative and enforcement activity” under Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity) as the Secretary said the DOL “no longer has any authority” under the rescinded order. The Secretary further stated that the order applies to “all DOL employees, including the OFCCP, OALJ, and ARB.”
Specifically, the order instructed all DOL employees to:
Cease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under the rescinded Executive Order 11246 and the regulations promulgated under it. This includes all pending cases, conciliation agreements, investigations, complaints, and any other enforcement-related or investigative activity.
And to:
Notify all regulated parties with impacted open reviews or investigations by January 31, 2025, that the EO 11246 component of the review or investigation has been closed and the Section 503 and VEVRAA components of the review or investigation are being held in abeyance pending further guidance.
The Secretary’s Order follows an official statement issued on January 23 by the Office of Federal Compliance Programs (OFCCP) reiterating President Trump’s revocation of EO 11246 and adding that Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on...
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