Monthly Archives: February 2018

OFCCP Mails First Round of FY 2018 “Advance Notice” Letters; Agency Will Offer Technical Assistance Before Sending Scheduling Letters to the 1,000 Contractor Establishments Flagged for an Audit

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has mailed “advance notice” letters, officially referred to as corporate

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NT Lakis Attorneys Participate in Stakeholder Engagement Meeting With New OFCCP Director Ondray Harris

Last week, NT Lakis attorneys participated in an invitation-only “stakeholder engagement” meeting with new Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

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Justice Department Announces It Will No Longer Rely on Agency Guidance Documents in Bringing “Affirmative Civil Enforcement” Litigation

In a major shift in enforcement policy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will no longer

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Government Increases Civil Penalties for Violations of Federal Workplace-Related Laws

The cost of not complying with federal laws and regulations enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of

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EEOC’s Final FY 2017 Enforcement Statistics Show That One Out of Every Two Charges Filed with the Agency Now Contains an Unlawful Retaliation Claim

According to a recently released categorical breakdown of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 enforcement and litigation

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USCIS Now Requiring Federal Contractors To Provide DUNS Number When They First Enroll in E-Verify or Update Their Company Profiles

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced recently that

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