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OFCCP Onsite Reviews: Back And Better Than Ever
OFCCP onsite visits had previously been on the decline, and were virtually non-existent as recently as fiscal year end 2013. However, onsite visits...
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OFCCP'S FY 2015 Budget - What to Expect From OFCCP
Apr 1, 2014, 1:00:41 PM
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez released President Obama’s FY 2015 budget on March 4, 2014, including a request for over $107 million for OFCCP. The...
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House of Representatives Inquires About DOL's Future Plans for LGBT
Apr 1, 2014, 12:54:25 PM
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, 19 Democrats from the House of Representatives inquired about the extent to which the...
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By Presidential Memorandum: Overtime Changes Brewing
Apr 1, 2014, 12:52:51 PM
The March 13, 2014 memorandum from President Obama to the DOL Secretary, Thomas Perez, sets the stage for additional revisions to the Fair Labor...
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Will the Executive Order Raising the Minimum Wage Hurt Contractors?
Apr 1, 2014, 12:50:30 PM
On February 12, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13658, increasing the hourly minimum wage paid by federal contractors from $7.25 to...
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98 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN UNITED STATES v. NYC FIREFIGHTER CASE
Apr 1, 2014, 12:47:15 PM
We first reported on this case in an Alert on August 12, 2010. The case is interesting because it is a long-running adverse impact case that...
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District Court Judge Rules in Favor of OFCCP’s New Section 503 Rrule
Mar 21, 2014, 2:12:41 PM
A ruling was issued today by District Judge Emmet Sullivan in the case of Associated Builders Contractors, Inc. v. Patricia A. Shiu in the United...
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ARE THE NEW 503 AND VEVRAA METRICS A PART OF THE DESK AUDIT?
Mar 17, 2014, 3:58:07 PM
One interesting and unanswered question, related to the new 503 and VEVRAA regulations, concerns what information would be required for submission to...
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Directive 307: A Year in Review
Mar 17, 2014, 12:09:18 PM
It has been more than a year since OFCCP rescinded its Compensation Standards and issued Directive 307. As a result of this protocol change, OFCCP...
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VETS Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Mar 17, 2014, 12:04:32 PM
The Veteran’s Employment and Training Service (VETS) recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the reporting requirements under...
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$26.1 Million Awarded to Fired Employee in Age Discrimination Case
Mar 17, 2014, 11:37:42 AM
The case is Nickel v. Staples Contract and Commercial, Inc. (Shegerian and Associates) decided on 2/27/14 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. A...
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Yet Another Social Media Disaster: Facebook Post By Family Member Violates Confidentiality Agreement
Mar 17, 2014, 10:45:17 AM
The case is Gulliver Schools v. Snay decided in the Florida District Court of Appeals on February 26, 2014.