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The resources listed below are sourced from The Institute for Workplace Equality, our Faculty, Co-Chairs, Partnering Companies, and, where appropriate, helpful links to federal government agency material and/or external resources.
The Institute Submits Comments Opposing EEO-1 Rescission
Date: August 24, 2026
The Institute submits comments regarding Information Collection; Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Date: July 2, 2026
Advocates Release New Report Urging Congress To Restore Federal Contractor Employees’ Rights After Trump’s Rescission of EO 11246
Date: June 11, 2026
States Sue Trump Administration Over Anti-DEI Terms in Federal Contracts
Date: June 10, 2026
Proposed Rule: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
Date: May 29, 2026
Letter of Comment by The Institute for Workplace Equality on Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Recordkeeping Requirements—29 U.S.C. 793 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
Date: May 20, 2026
Acting Attorney General Blanche Announces First Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Resolution
Date: April 10, 2026
Follow-up Letter to DOL Solicitor of Labor on Proposed Revisions to Section 503
Date: December 8, 2025
Proposed Revision of Information Collection Request; OFCCP Recordkeeping Requirements – 29 U.S.C. 793 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended (OMB Control No. 1250-0005)
Date: October 13, 2025
Letter of Comment by The Institute for Workplace Equality on Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations (RIN 1250-AA17)
Date: September 5, 2025
Letter of Comment by The Institute for Workplace Equality on Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended (RIN 1250-AA19)
Date: September 5, 2025
Senators’ Letter to DOL Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on Proposed Rule Amending Section 503 Regulations (RIN 1250-AA18)
Date: September 5, 2025
Letter of Comment by The Institute for Workplace Equality on Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations (RIN 1250-AA17)
Date: September 5, 2025
200 Days of EEOC Action to Protect Religious Freedom at Work
Date: August 18, 2025
Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination
Date: July 29, 2025
Secretary's Order 08-2025 Lifting Section 503/VEVRAA Abeyance
Date: July 2, 2025
OFCCP Response to Institute’s Request for Meeting – Discussion of OFCCP Letter on EO 14173
Date: June 30, 2025
Institute’s Request for Meeting – Discussion of OFCCP Letter on EO 14173
Date: June 29, 2025
OFCCP Director Eschbach Letter to Government Contractors EO14173
Date: June 27, 2025
Department of Justice Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, Memorandum, May 19, 2025, and FAR Case 2025-004, Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts (RIN # 9000-AO77)
Date: June 12, 2025
Response from OFCCP Re: The Institute’s Request on Authority of OFCCP to Investigate Claims Under Revoked Executive Order 11246
Date: June 9, 2025
U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) FY 2026 Proposed Budget
Date: June 2025
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas Corrects EEOC’s Course in Federal Sector, Promises Accountability and Reform
Date: May 22, 2025
Message from EEOC Acting Chair on Data Collection
Date: May 20, 2025
Deputy Attorney General Memo: Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
Date: May 19, 2025
Restoring and Protecting the Presumption of Innocence in the EEO Complaint Process
Date: May 15, 2025
Ending Unauthorized Monetary Sanctions Against Federal Agencies
Date: May 15, 2025
Perkins Coie v. DOJ Summary Judgement
Date: May 2, 2025
Voluntary Compliance Under EO 14173 Executive Summary
Date: May 1, 2025
Implementing Executive Order 14173 OMB Meeting Slide Deck
Date: May 1, 2025
Scrapping Nonbinary Marker Risks Muddling EEOC Workforce Reports
Date: April 28, 2025
The Institute’s Proposal to Acting Administrators Blum and Mancini for Voluntary Compliance Program Under EO 14173
Date: April 24, 2025
Open Letter to the Federal Contractor Community from Former U.S. Department of Labor Officials
Date: April 15, 2025
In EEOC Settlement, Four ‘BigLaw’ Firms Disavow DEI and Affirm Their Commitment to Merit-Based Employment Practices
Date: April 11, 2025
Ranking Member Raskin and Sen. Blumenthal Demand Answers After Trump Coerces Big Law Firms Into Submission As Part of Assault on the Rule of Law
Date: April 7, 2025
Letter to David Warrington
Date: April 6, 2025
Letter to Jeremy London
Date: April 6, 2025
EEOC and Justice Department Warn Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination
Date: March 19, 2025
Letter to Acting Chair Andrea Lucas
Date: March 18, 2025
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas Sends Letters to 20 Law Firms Requesting Information About DEI-Related Employment Practices
Date: March 17, 2025
Letter to Acting Secretary Micone and Acting Director Schloss: The Institute Requests Clarification on the Status of OFCCP
Date: February 25, 2025
America First Legal Urges Department of Labor to Investigate Federal Contractors’ DEI Programs
Date: February 24, 2025
Letter to DOL: America First Legal Formally Requests OFCCP to Investigate Federal Contractors’ DEI Programs
Date: February 14, 2025
Massachusetts AG Memo: Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiatives
Date: February 13, 2025
FCC Letter to Comcast: Comcast and NBCUniversal’s Promotion of DEI
Date: February 11, 2025
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Memo: Further Guidance Regarding Ending DEIA Offices Programs and Initiatives
Date: February 5, 2025
AG Memo: Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences
Date: February 5, 2025
AG Memo: Eliminating Internal Discriminatory Practices
Date: February 5, 2025
Baltimore DEIA Lawsuit: National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump
Date: February 3, 2025
Bill to Codify Executive Order 11246 Titled “Equal Employment Opportunity”
Date: January 29, 2025
Executive Order 14173: Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity
Date: January 21, 2025
Comments by The Institute for Workplace Equality on Notice of Availability; Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity
Date: July 15, 2024
The Institute of Workplace Equity Letter of Comment on Pay Transparency
Date: April 1, 2024
Comments by The Institute for Workplace Equality to OMB on OFCCP’s Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements—Service and Supply Scheduling Program
Date: May 17, 2023
EEOC Resources
Date: May 12, 2023
Letter of Comment on the DCWP Updated Proposed Rules for NYC Local Law 144
Date: January 20, 2023
Comments by The Institute for Workplace Equality, HR Policy Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Response to OFCCP’s Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements—Service and Supply Scheduling Program
Date: January 20, 2023
The Institute Letter of Comment on the DCWP Clarification for NYC Local Law 144
Date: October 24, 2022
The Institute for Workplace Equality and the HR Policy Association Submits Comments in Response OFCCP’s NPRM on Pre-Enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures
Date: April 4, 2022
Congratulatory Letter to The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Labor Opportunity to assist President’s Gender Policy Council
Date: March 21, 2021
The Institute Letter of Comment on OFCCP’s proposed NPRM on Procedures to Resolve Potential Employment Discrimination
Date: January 29, 2020
The Institute Letter of Comment on OFCCP’s NPRM Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption
Date: September 16, 2019
State Pay Equity Laws: Salary History Bans by Jurisdiction Handout
Date: August 11, 2019
EEOC Report on National Women’s Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget
Date: June 24, 2019
The Institute Letter of Comment on Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements for Section 503/VEVRAA Focused Review Letters
Date: June 11, 2019
The Institute Letter of Comment on Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements — Service and Supply Scheduling and Compliance Check Letters
Date: June 11, 2019
The Institute Letter of Comment Regarding Proposed New Information Collection Requirements
Date: June 7, 2019
The Pay Gap, The Glass Ceiling, and Pay Bias: Moving Forward 50 Years After The Equal Pay Act
Date: February 8, 2017
EEOC v. Crothall Services Group Decision
Date: June 28, 2016
The Institute Comment re EEO-1 Report
Date: April 1, 2016
EEOC Memo on Record Keeping
Date: November 20, 2015
OFCCP Institute Comment on EEO-1 Report and Attachment
Date: July 14, 2014
The Institute for Workplace Equality Comments in Response to the EEOC ANPRM (RIN 3046-AA94)
Date: July 14, 2014
Public Comment VETS NPRM – The OFCCP Institute with esignatures
Date: April 25, 2014
The Institute for Workplace Equality Comments re. Proposed Sex Discrimination Regulations
Date: April 14, 2015
The Institute’s Comment on OFCCP’s Proposed Equal Pay Report
Date: December 8, 2014