DOL Halts Action on Federal Contractor Discrimination Cases (1)

The Department of Labor shut down enforcement related to government contractors’ compliance with anti-discrimination law and affirmative action programs, according to a Friday order from Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone first obtained by Bloomberg Law.

In a secretary’s order sent to DOL staff on Friday evening, Micone said the agency should “immediately cease and desist” activity under Executive Order 11246, which President Donald Trump rescinded earlier this week. The directive applies to all pending cases, conciliation agreements, investigations, and complaints.

The DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs audited hundreds—sometimes thousands—of contractor sites annually under the now revoked executive ...