From the ACB: At the request of Senator Gillibrand, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report regarding disability employment and federal contractors. Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibits disability discrimination by federal contractors and also requires some contractors to take proactive steps to employ and promote people with disabilities. The Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for oversight of federal contractors' compliance with Section 503. The GAO report found that since January of 2025, the DOL has pulled back on oversight activities regarding Section 503.
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For example, the workforce dedicated to compliance at DOL has been dramatically reduced, and audits of some contractors have been suspended entirely. According to the report, GAO made eight recommendations regarding the implementation and oversight of Section 503, and DOL agreed with six of the recommendations and neither agreed nor disagreed with the remaining two. #disability #accessibility
