Monthly Archives: September 2017

OFCCP “Town Hall” Highlights: Agency Officials Concede OFCCP Can Do Better Job in Helping Contractors Meet Their Compliance Obligations

Over the last couple of weeks, officials from the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have

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OFCCP Extends Written AAP Waivers to Hurricane Maria Relief Contracts; Audit Moratorium for Impacted Establishments Also Extended

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced late last week that it is extending the

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments With DOL-VETS on Proposed HIRE Vets Medallion Regulations, Urging Narrower Exclusionary Criteria

NT Lakis attorneys have filed written comments with the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) in response

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Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Will Increase Fifteen Cents to $10.35 an Hour Beginning January 1, 2018

Pursuant to Obama-era Executive Order (E.O.) 13658, which requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to pay a higher minimum wage

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Senate Confirms William Emanuel as New NLRB Member; President Trump Also Nominates Peter Robb to be the NLRB’s Next General Counsel

The U.S. Senate this week confirmed President Trump’s nomination of William Emanuel to a four-year term on the National Labor

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Most Recent USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With DOL Continued To Drop in FY 2016

The most recent enforcement statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) indicate that

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The Compliance Implications of Job Descriptions, Part IV: The ADA and Essential Job Functions

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present Part IV in our ongoing series of guides on “The Compliance Implications of

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Federal Court Sends EEOC’s ADA/GINA Wellness Plan Regulations Back to Drawing Board

The federal district court located in the District of Columbia has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reconsider

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DOL “All Agency” Memo Regarding Interaction of Benefits Under Service Contract Act Suggests Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rule Is Here To Stay for Now

The paid sick leave requirements mandated by former President Obama’s Executive Order (E.O.) 13706 and the Department of Labor’s (DOL)

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