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Plan to Eliminate a Regulator Draws Criticism from Business Group
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Proposed merger of two agencies under President Trump's budget could create 'super-enforcement agency'
Plan to Eliminate a Regulator Draws Criticism from Business Group
President Trump’s budget proposes merging federal contracts office and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
By Eric Morath
https://twitter.com/EricMorath
June 6, 2017 7:00 a.m. ET
A proposal in President Donald Trump’s budget to eliminate a regulator and cut government spending is drawing criticism from an unexpected source: Washington’s business lobby.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is expected to outline the administration’s plans for reducing spending at the agency at a budget hearing Wednesday. One proposal put forth is to merge the department’s body that oversees government contractors into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an independent agency that enforces antidiscrimination laws among all employers including those with no government ties.
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The two agencies differ in a few important ways.
The federal-contract office enforces stricter regulations set for firms that provide the government with goods and services, including affirmative-action rules. In that role, the office conducts audits of thousands of contractors annually, but those investigations are limited to specific locations.
The commission, which oversees all employers, only acts upon complaints. But once it receives a complaint, it can expand an investigation nationally. ... The commission can seek damages and levy punitive fines. The office is limited to collecting only damages, but also can bar a firm from receiving federal contracts.
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Write to Eric Morath at [email protected]
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Plan to Eliminate a Regulator Draws Criticism from Business Group
President Trump’s budget proposes merging federal contracts office and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
By Eric Morath
https://twitter.com/EricMorath
June 6, 2017 7:00 a.m. ET
A proposal in President Donald Trump’s budget to eliminate a regulator and cut government spending is drawing criticism from an unexpected source: Washington’s business lobby.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is expected to outline the administration’s plans for reducing spending at the agency at a budget hearing Wednesday. One proposal put forth is to merge the department’s body that oversees government contractors into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an independent agency that enforces antidiscrimination laws among all employers including those with no government ties.
....
The two agencies differ in a few important ways.
The federal-contract office enforces stricter regulations set for firms that provide the government with goods and services, including affirmative-action rules. In that role, the office conducts audits of thousands of contractors annually, but those investigations are limited to specific locations.
The commission, which oversees all employers, only acts upon complaints. But once it receives a complaint, it can expand an investigation nationally. ... The commission can seek damages and levy punitive fines. The office is limited to collecting only damages, but also can bar a firm from receiving federal contracts.
....
Write to Eric Morath at [email protected]
