EEOC Performance Report (Part II): Why Employees File EEOC Complaints

While rising enforcement activity and monetary recoveries have drawn attention to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, they do not fully explain a more fundamental question facing employers today: Why do employees decide to file complaints in the first place? In practice, most EEOC charges are not triggered by a single event. They are the…
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EEOC Performance Report (Part I): From Policy to Proof – The New Standard for Workplace Compliance

Employers are entering a new era of enforcement—one in which compliance is no longer judged by policy, but by proof. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s latest performance report signals a clear shift. Enforcement activity remains high, monetary recoveries continue to climb, and the agency’s focus on systemic discrimination is intensifying. For employers, particularly federal…
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New Executive Order Signals the End of Illegal DEI in Federal Contracting

A newly issued Executive Order, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors,” marks a decisive shift in how the federal government evaluates workplace practices. For federal contractors, this is not a policy nuance, it is a structural change. Practices that rely on race- or ethnicity-based preferences, even when framed as diversity initiatives, may now expose organizations to contractual penalties and…
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OFCCP Is Fully Funded for 2026: Part 2 – What Federal Contractors Should Do Now: Best Practices, Liabilities, and How to Avoid Risk in 2026

Even if OFCCP remains quieter than in past years, federal contractors should not interpret that as a compliance “pause.” In 2026, the smartest strategy is quiet preparation. Contractors should assume: compliance obligations still exist enforcement can resume quickly data and transparency will drive scrutiny complaints and whistleblowers will trigger investigations The Liability Federal Contractors Can…
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OFCCP Is Fully Funded for 2026: Part 1 – What Federal Contractors Should Expect Next

For much of 2025 and early 2026, federal contractors have watched the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) become unusually quiet. Compliance reviews stopped. Enforcement activity nearly disappeared. The contractor portal was shut down, and the agency’s future was publicly questioned. That is why the most recent appropriations news is significant: OFCCP has now…
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