Labor Department Repeal of Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Rules Takes Effect Today: Implementing Rules for the 1965 Executive Order 11246 Become History
Washington — Of the three final rules published on August 21 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the one rescinding the implementing regulations of Executive Order 11246 formally took effect on October 26. The rule rescinds all provisions related to Executive Order 11246 in Chapter 60 of Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and federal contractors no longer bear affirmative action obligations based on race and sex. Background: In 1965, President Johnson signed Executive Order 11246, requiring federal contractors to take affirmative action measures; in January 2025, President Trump revoked the order through Executive Order 14173, the Labor Department subsequently paused related enforcement, and this final rule cleans up the accompanying regulations. The Labor Department also reminds that contractors must still comply with applicable state and local legal obligations; the target of this cleanup is the implementing regulations of Executive Order 11246, and state and local legal obligations are not within the scope of the rescission.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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