Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs OFCCP U.S. Department of Labor

Quick Hits

  • The proposed rules would rescind the nondiscrimination and affirmative action regulations under EO 11246 while retaining and revising OFCCP’s enforcement responsibilities for affirmative action and nondiscrimination protections for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
  • Comments on the proposed rules will be accepted until August 30, 2025, following the publication in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025.
  • These proposed rules, if finalized, would not take effect for several months, and federal contractor obligations remain unchanged until a final rule is issued and becomes effective.

The proposed regulations seek to implement the policy changes under President Trump’s January 21, 2025, EO 14173, which revoked the prior EO 11246 and left the future of the OFCCP uncertain. EO 11246 prohibited employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin and mandated affirmative action programs.

Currently, the OFCCP retains responsibility for enforcing federal contracting nondiscrimination and affirmative action obligations for veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The proposed regulations are:

The proposed regulations come weeks after the Trump administration signaled plans to completely eliminate the OFCCP and transfer the agency’s remaining responsibilities to enforce protections in federal contracting for veterans and workers with disabilities to the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), respectively.

Next Steps

The proposed regulations are set to be published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025. The DOL will receive comments on the proposed regulations until August 30, 2025, or sixty days after publication. In the meantime, the current regulations remain in effect and must be followed.

For more information, please join us for our upcoming webinar, “OFCCP Rescinds Rules, Requests Voluntary Data as Potential Agency Exit Looms,” which will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The speakers, Lauren B. Hicks, T. Scott Kelly, and Christopher J. Near,  will review the latest developments and what they mean for covered contractors, as well as best practices for continued compliance efforts under EO 14173, Section 503, and VEVRAA. Register here.

Ogletree Deakins’ Government Contracting Compliance and Reporting Practice Group and Workforce Analytics and Compliance Practice Group will continue to monitor developments and will provide updates on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Compliance, Government Contracting and Reporting, Government Contractors, and Workforce Analytics Compliance blogs as additional information becomes available.

This article and more information on how the Trump administration’s actions impact employers can be found on Ogletree Deakins’ New Administration Resource Hub.

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