Case: As You Sow v. Department of Labor
1:26-cv-02158 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia
Filed Date: June 18, 2026
Case Ongoing
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Case Summary
This case challenges the Department of Labor's (DOL) alleged failure to timely respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking EEO-1 workforce demographic data for federal contractors.
On June 18, 2026, As You Sow, a nonprofit organization, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against DOL under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The plaintiff alleged that DOL unlawfully withheld records responsive to its April 16, 2024 FOIA request seeking spreadsheets containing all consolidated (Type 2) EEO-1 reports for federal contractors for 2021 and 2022. According to the complaint, the reports contained workforce demographic information—including employees' race, ethnicity, sex, and job categories—and enabled analysis of federal contractors' workforce diversity. DOL acknowledged the request, assigned it to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and invoked a ten-day extension based on its complexity. After more than two years without receiving the requested records, As You Sow filed administrative appeals challenging both DOL's failure to respond and its denial of a fee waiver. DOL ultimately granted the fee waiver and remanded the request to OFCCP, but the agency still had not produced any records or indicated when it would do so. The plaintiff alleged that DOL had improperly withheld agency records in violation of FOIA and sought declaratory and injunctive relief requiring production of the requested records, as well as costs and attorneys' fees.
The court assigned the case to District Judge James E. Boasberg. As of July 2026, the case remains at the complaint stage.
Summary Authors
Benjamin Glicksman (7/28/2026)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73501513/parties/as-you-sow-v-department-of-labor/
Boasberg, James Emanuel (District of Columbia)
Hitchcock, Cornish F. (District of Columbia)
Eckrote, Kaitlin Kerry (District of Columbia)
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Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73501513/as-you-sow-v-department-of-labor/
Last updated Aug. 30, 2026, 3:09 a.m.
Docket for: AS YOU SOW v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Case Details
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Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 18, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Nonprofit public interest organization that promotes corporate accountability and transparency through shareholder advocacy, research, and public education.
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Non-profit NON-religious organization
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Federal
Department of Labor
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552
Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-02158
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Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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Case Summary of As You Sow v. Department of Labor, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48320/ (last updated 7/28/2026).