Trump’s Proposed EEOC-OFCCP Merger May Need Congressional Action

President Donald Trump proposed merging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a Labor Department subagency tasked with monitoring federal contractors’ affirmative action and nondiscrimination compliance.

The EEOC and the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs would be combined to create “one agency to combat employment discrimination,” according to the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018.

The agencies are expected to “work collaboratively” to coordinate the transition by the end of fiscal 2018, the budget says.

“The transfer touches upon every aspect of OFCCP’s operations including compliance evaluations, compliance assistance, policy, training, stakeholder outreach and education, personnel, contracting and ...