Speaking to the Institute For Workplace Equality during its 2022 Annual Summit in Washington D.C., personnel from the U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor’s office (OFCCP’s attorneys) clarified the intent of the Agency’s new Compensation Directive 2022-01. Speaking to conference attendees, Beverly Dankowitz, Associate Solicitor for the Civil Rights and Labor- Management, explained the purpose of Directive 2022-01: Pay Equity Audits is to promote greater attention to proactive audits, sharing that the Directive was in no way intended to chill contractors’ work on pay equity. READ MORE