The Department of Labor’s federal contractor watchdog will resume action on complaints under regulations prohibiting bias against veterans and disabled workers.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer lifted a hold on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ enforcement work that had been in place since January, the agency said Wednesday.
The agency’s enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act were paused after President Donald Trump rescinded the decades-old executive order that gave the agency authority to police and audit race and sex bias at companies that do business with the government.
Enforcement of Section ...