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T
he acting secretary of labor issued a new directive aimed at federal contractors last week that could put them in an impossible situation as they try to navigate new DE&I rules, one lawyer told HR Brew.I
n an effort to comply with a Trump executive order aimed at ending DE&I initiatives, Vincent Micone’s Jan. 24 directive immediately ended all “investigative and enforcement activity” that was previously required as part of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) order 11246. Regulations enacted under the order and pending cases were thrown out. It also essentially nullified the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which