In the scheme of the Administrative State’s employment anti-discrimination functions, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is often overlooked. Yet, the role of the OFCCP is significant and important because that agency administers and enforces multiple equal employment opportunity laws among businesses that employ approximately 25% of Americans. With a $100 million budget and 500 employees, the OFCCP accomplishes its mission by examining the employment practices of federal contractors and subcontractors to determine whether they comply with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action obligations under such legal authorities. This teleforum will survey the role and functions of the OFCCP, the context of its unique statutory authorities, and its public introduction of limiting principles to its enforcement practices.

Featuring:
-- Craig E. Leen, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor
-- Robert J. Gaglione, Deputy Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor
-- Moderator: Aram A. Gavoor, Professorial Lecturer of Law, The George Washington University Law School