WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Department Of Labor has issued a proposed rule called: Rescission of Executive Order 11246 Implementing Regulations.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Catherine Eschbach, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposes to rescind the regulations for Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, as amended. E.O. 11246 was revoked by E.O. 14173 on January 21, 2025. The E.O. 11246 regulations prohibited covered Federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin and required them to take affirmative action on those bases. They...