DOL–EEOC Partnership Expands Coordinated Enforcement On National Origin Discrimination Under 'Project Firewall'

On November 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a formal partnership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Project Firewall to intensify enforcement against employers engaging in unlawful national origin discrimination, including hiring practices that disadvantage American workers.

The DOL's announcement comes on the heels of new EEOC anti-American bias educational materials and underscores federal agencies' enhanced data sharing, aligned enforcement tools, and coordinated guidance to deter discriminatory hiring, particularly where job postings or screening practices may prefer nonimmigrant visa holders (such as H-1B) over qualified U.S. workers.