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Understanding the Skilled Labor Crisis: Government Reforms and Global Market Dynamics Every Employer Must Navigate

By / 12.11.2025 / No Comments

This two-part article offers a clear and timely look at the forces reshaping today’s labor market. Part I examines the shifting regulatory expectations that are redefining employers’ compliance obligations, while Part II explores the free-market pressures that continue to drive companies toward global and outsourced talent. Together, these insights provide a comprehensive view of how…
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Part I: The New Compliance Landscape Under EO 14173

By / 11.19.2025 / No Comments

In her recent remarks, former OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach emphasized that the compliance environment for federal contractors is undergoing a profound transformation under Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” She explained that this order establishes a “whole-of-government approach” to identifying and eliminating unlawful DEI practices, meaning that oversight will no longer…
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Proactive Compliance in the Post-EO 14173 Era: A Practical Guide to Self-Auditing

By / 10.23.2025 / No Comments

Eight months after the issuance of Executive Order 14173, the federal contracting community has entered a new compliance era, one defined not by the creation of Affirmative Action Plans, but by the ability to prove nondiscrimination through certification. The transition from Executive Order 11246 to EO 14173 may have simplified paperwork, but it also raised…
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Enforcement Begins: Inside the EEOC’s post-EO 14173 Settlements

By / 10.15.2025 / No Comments

When Executive Order 14173 was issued in January 2025, many employers assumed that the revocation of Executive Order 11246 marked the end of federal oversight of affirmative action and diversity initiatives. Eight months later, that assumption has been proven dangerously wrong. While the structure of oversight has changed, enforcement has not disappeared. It has shifted….
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