US government contractors should be aware that following President Trump’s January 21 Executive Order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” on January 24, acting U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Vincent Micone issued an agency Order instructing DOL employees to cease and desist “all investigative and enforcement activity” under Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity). The Secretary said the DOL “no longer has any authority” under the rescinded order and further stated that the order applies to “all DOL employees, including the OFCCP, OALJ, and ARB.”
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