It is hard to believe that the administration of President Donald J. Trump has let one liberal agency within the Department of Labor run wild. Progressive lawyers started politically motivated lawsuits in the last hours of the Obama Administration that live on today, and for some unknown reason, the Trump Department of Labor is allowing them to continue. If allowed to stand, these lawsuits will be a hammer used for years to come to transform America into a nation that uses statistics to prove evil intent.
The out of control agency is the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and they have pursued an aggressive agenda to prosecute government contractors who they believe have discriminated in promotions and hiring. There is one problem with these lawsuits — they have no actual evidence of discrimination. The OFCCP relies on statistics in promotions and hiring to prove discrimination. This is a strategy that would give the government unbridled power to second guess corporate governance and put the private sector under constant fear of prosecution if they did not hire and promote using statistical data, as opposed to education, performance, and leadership capabilities.
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