US Department of Labor Appoints Catherine Eschbach OFCCP Director
Summary
Catherine Eschbach has been appointed director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) by the U.S. Department of Labor, effective March 24, 2025. Prior to her appointment, Eschbach spent six years at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in their appellate group, and she clerked for Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge David Hittner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Eschbach stated she is committed to carrying out President Trump's executive orders, including mandates for federal contractors to wind down DEI practices within 90 days following the recission of EO 11246.
“President Trump made clear in his executive order on eliminating DEI that EO 11246 had facilitated federal contractors adopting DEI practices out of step with the requirements of our Nation's civil rights laws and that, with the recission of EO 11246, the President mandates federal contractors wind those practices down within 90 days.”
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Catherine Eschbach was appointed as the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) on March 24, 2025. The announcement highlights her background in complex constitutional and administrative law at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and references her role in litigation affecting OFCCP during her prior legal career.
Federal contractors should monitor OFCCP's evolving enforcement priorities under new leadership, particularly the implementation of executive orders directing contractors to eliminate DEI programs within 90 days. While this announcement does not create immediate compliance obligations, it signals a significant directional shift in agency enforcement philosophy from prior administrations.
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US Department of Labor appoints Catherine Eschbach as director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced Catherine Eschbach will lead the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
“I’m honored to serve as director of the OFCCP under the Trump Administration and oversee its transition to its new scope of mission,” Eschbach said. “President Trump made clear in his executive order on eliminating DEI that EO 11246 had facilitated federal contractors adopting DEI practices out of step with the requirements of our Nation’s civil rights laws and that, with the recission of EO 11246, the President mandates federal contractors wind those practices down within 90 days. As director, I’m committed to carrying out President Trump’s executive orders, which will restore a merit-based system to provide all workers with equal opportunity.”
Prior to her appointment, Eschbach worked for six years in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP’s appellate group where her practice focused on complex constitutional, statutory, and administrative law issues. In that role, she spearheaded successful path-making litigation to return the federal government’s practices to its constitutional limits, including issues affecting OFCCP. As an active attorney in Houston’s legal community, Eschbach was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to its advisory Grievance Oversight Committee and served as the president of the Houston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
Before joining the firm, Eschbach served as a judicial law clerk for now-Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge David Hittner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She holds a J.D. from the Pepperdine School of Law and a B.S. from Vanderbilt University.
Agency Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Date March 24, 2025 Release Number 25-436-NAT Media Contact: Courtney Parella Phone Number (202) 693-4676 Email parella.courtney.e@dol.gov Share This
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