Quick Hit: Data released by OFCCP shows the agency obtained $16.4 million in monetary relief for roughly 12,000 class members in FY 2018. While that is a drop from the record year recovery of $23.9 million in FY 2017, it is...more
According to multiple sources, on November 13, 2017, Craig E. Leen, was appointed the new Director of the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”). Mr. Leen has been the City Attorney for Coral Gables,...more
In July, we reported that an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) had ruled on OFCCP’s dispute with Google over the tech giant’s refusal to turn over certain documents in connection with a routine audit of Google’s headquarters....more
9/7/2017
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Administrative Review Board ,
Audits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Employment Records ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Google ,
OFCCP ,
Request For Information ,
Standard of Review
On July 14, 2017, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) for the Department of Labor issued a Recommended Decision and Order (the “Opinion”) in the case brought by the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)...more
7/19/2017
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Audits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Document Productions ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Records ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Google ,
Motion to Compel ,
OFCCP ,
Subpoenas
On May 23, 2017, the Trump Administration released its proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. Not surprisingly, the budget proposes significant changes for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”)....more
This week (March 27, 2017), President Trump signed into law a Congressional Joint Resolution of Disapproval (the Resolution”), revoking the rules implementing the controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order,...more
3/30/2017
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Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Trump Administration
The Obama administration has finalized a number of employment-related regulations over the past few months, including rules on overtime, worker benefits, paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors, and union...more
On October 24, 2016, just one day prior to effective date of the Regulations and Guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (collectively the “Rule”), Judge Marcia Crone of the U.S. District Court...more
10/26/2016
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Blacklist ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On October 7, 2016, the first lawsuit challenging the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (the “Order”) and its Final Rule and Guidance (collectively the “Rule”) was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more
10/19/2016
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Declaratory Judgments ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Pay Transparency ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule implementing Executive Order 13706 (the “Final Rule”), which requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to provide paid sick leave to their...more
9/30/2016
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Wage and Hour
As reported today in Politico, the rule effectuating Executive Order 13706 (the “Order”), which requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to provide their workers up to seven days of paid sick leave annually,...more
Monday, the Department of Labor announced an increase in the minimum wage that certain federal contractors must pay to employees. This comes as part of a planned incremental increase in the federal contractor minimum wage...more
On September 13, 2016, Oklahoma became the 35th state to enter into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) to share information and conduct joint investigations regarding independent contractor...more
Loyal readers of this blog are well aware of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order and corresponding regulations which go into effect next month. Those looking to learn more about the topic can access our recent...more
9/16/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Blacklist ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
Just last month we reported that Pennsylvania had entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”), agreeing to share information and conduct joint investigations regarding...more
Today, the Federal Acquisition Regulations Council (“FAR Council”) and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its Final Rule and Guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (the “Order”),...more
8/24/2016
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minimum Wage ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently signed a memorandum of understanding to share information and conduct joint investigations regarding independent...more
On July 1, 2016, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced that it had renewed its Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing for use during compliance investigations. The renewal lasts for three...more
On February 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule to implement President Obama’s September 7, 2015 Executive Order requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees. The rule is...more
On November 19, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced that it reached a settlement with nine locations of a government contractor “to remedy systemic...more
On October 23, 2015, a Department of Labor (“DOL”) administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ordered a government contractor, Convergys Customer Management Group, Inc. (“Convergys”), to submit its affirmative action program along with...more
On September 10, 2015, the Department of Labor issued its final rule, implementing Executive Order 13665 (the “Order”), which prohibits federal contractors from firing or otherwise disciplining employees or job applicants...more
9/11/2015
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Job Applicants ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Secrecy ,
Popular ,
Subcontractors ,
Transparency ,
Wage and Hour
On September 7, 2015, the President issued the Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors Executive Order (the “Order”) requiring federal contractors to provide up to 56 hours (7 days) of paid sick leave per year to...more
9/9/2015
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Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Barack Obama ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Medical Certification Requests ,
Paid Leave ,
Service Contract Act ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors
On September 3, 2015 the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) and the Vermont Department of Labor (“VDOL”) signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to share information and conduct joint investigations regarding...more
On August 26, 2015, the Section of Public Contract Law of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) submitted public comments to the General Services Administration (“GSA”) and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) on their...more
9/1/2015
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Draft Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Notice and Comment ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process