On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published three coordinated final rules that significantly reshape federal contractor compliance obligations. These rules follow the revocation of Executive Order 11246 by President Trump in January 2025. Prior to President Trump’s revocation, Executive Order 11246 had been a longstanding order that required federal contractors to maintain race- and sex-based affirmative action programs since 1965. Below is a summary of each final rule.
New Rules for Federal Contractors:
On December 3, 2014, the Department of Labor announced a Final Rule changing OFCCP’s regulations so that they prohibit discrimination based on, and require treatment of applicants and employees without regard to, sexual orientation or gender identity. These final rules were issued as a result of President Obama signing an executive order in July, 2014, extending workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans in the federal contracting workforce.
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