The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) decided to seek public comment on its Final Rule for LGBT workers after being pressured by two Republic Congressmen over its rulemaking process. OFCCP had initially...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") recently sent Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters ("CSALs") to 2,500 federal contractor establishments warning of possible audits. OFCCP sends CSALs to...more
More than three years after the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) sought approval for a new Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register on September 30, 2014...more
Unlike several other California leave laws, there is no exemption for small employers. The new law applies to employees (exempt and non-exempt) who work in California 30 days or more in a year. This includes temporary,...more
On September 15, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) implementing President Obama’s Executive Order 13665 (“EO 13665”) banning...more
The Ordinance covers applicants and employees who would be or are performing work, in whole or in substantial part, in the city and county of San Francisco (including temporary, seasonal and part-time work, as well as work...more
The California Supreme Court recently released an important decision regarding California's "commissioned salesperson" exemption. To qualify for this exemption to California's overtime laws, an employee must: (1) earn at...more
On August 6, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requiring federal contractors and subcontractors with 100 or more employees to submit an annual equal...more
8/11/2014
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Barack Obama ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Subcontractors
On July 31, 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (“Executive Order”) that requires contractors to (1) disclose recent violations of various workplace laws before being awarded federal...more
8/4/2014
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Barack Obama ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRA ,
Notice Requirements ,
OSHA ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Service Contract Act ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
In a prior Alert dated June 11, 2012, we reported on a California appellate court decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC ("Iskanian"), which upheld the use of class and representative action waivers in...more
7/30/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
CLS Transportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Iskanian ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Trucking Industry
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) plans to issue proposed rules implementing President Obama’s recent executive actions on the compensation practices of federal contractors. ...more
In recognition of National Pay Equity Day, President Obama took two executive actions on April 8, 2014 to continue his pay equity agenda: (1) President Obama signed Executive Order on Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of...more
4/10/2014
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Barack Obama ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
NPRM ,
OFCCP ,
Subcontractors
On March 24, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (“OFCCP’s”) final rules for individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and for veterans under the Vietnam Era Veterans’...more