On March 31, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rescinded a Trump Administration rule that provided a faith-based carve-out exempting federal contractors from compliance with certain anti-discrimination obligations. Federal law has long recognized a religious exemption to anti-discrimination obligations for federal contractors. The Trump Administration rule, which went into effect on January 8, 2021, expanded this faith-based carve-out. The rescission of the 2021 rule, which was published in the Federal Register on March 1, returns OFCCP to its pre-2021 religious exemption rule.Continue Reading Rescinding a Lame Duck Trump Administration Rule, DOL Returns to Its Longstanding Policy on Religious Exemptions for Federal Contractors
Anne Perry
Anne Perry is a partner and former Practice Leader of the Governmental Practice in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
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Executive Order 14042 Survival Guide
Posted in Coronavirus, Federal Government Contractors
On September 9th, the President issued Executive Order 14042, which applies new rules – including vaccination mandates – to federal contractors. This rule is different and separate…
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