Workplace Affirmative Action Will Stay, Contractor Watchdog Says

A recent US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in higher education has no impact on workplace diversity programs, according to the acting head of the federal contractor watchdog agency.

There’s a “bright line” between the Supreme Court’s decision and affirmative action in the workplace, Michele Hodge, the acting director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, said at a conference Wednesday.

“The obligations OFCCP enforces are wholly distinct from the affirmative action that was implemented by some schools in their admission process,” she said.

The Supreme Court conservative majority determined that the policies of Harvard University and ...