OFCCP Welcomes New Acting Director Amidst Policy Shift

Quick Hits

• OFCCP has announced that Michael Schloss will be the new acting director and deputy director of policy, as part of the new administration’s overall strategy to reshape the agency.
• Schloss previously served as director of the Office of Field Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
• Schloss will now guide OFCCP’s focus on enforcing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA.

Acting Director Schloss transitions to OFCCP from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), where he served as director of the Office of Field Administration. In that role, he oversaw EBSA’s ten regional offices and three district offices, ensuring the execution of enforcement, outreach, education, and assistance programs related to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requirements. His responsibilities included overseeing fiduciary standards, prohibited transactions, and group health plan requirements, as well as coordinating efforts across EBSA’s regions and other DOL program offices. Acting Director Schloss’s background in benefits law and EBSA operations suggests he is new to OFCCP policy.

Stay tuned for further updates as the OFCCP navigates this transition under Schloss’s leadership.

Ogletree Deakins’ OFCCP Compliance, Government Contracting, and Reporting Practice Group will continue to monitor developments with respect to agency appointments and will provide updates on the firm’s OFCCP Compliance, Government Contracting, and Reporting blog.

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