Monthly Archives: February 2020

OFCCP Personnel Update: Director Craig Leen Tapped for New Job by President Trump, Will Continue To Serve Until Senate Confirmation; Appointment of New Career Deputy Director Is Among Other Key Staff Changes

President Trump announced recently that he has nominated current Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Craig Leen to

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Most Recent (FY 2019) Federal Whistleblower Enforcement Data Show Only Modest Variations Compared to Previous Year

Enforcement statistics covering fiscal year (FY) 2019 released separately over the last few weeks by four federal agencies with jurisdiction

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Labor Department Issues Two New FLSA Opinion Letters Providing Wage and Hour Guidance on Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Fees

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued its first two opinion letters of 2020 addressing

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EEO-1 Update: EEOC Gets Court Permission To Close “Component 2” Filing Deadline for 2017-2018 Data, Effective February 14; 2019 Reporting Requirements for “Component 1” Data Remain On Hold Until EEOC Takes Further Action

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that the filing deadline for 2017-2018 “Component 2” pay and hours-worked

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NT Lakis Urges OFCCP To Revise Proposed Procedures for Resolving Alleged “Material” Violations To Make Them Consistent With Title VII Principles

NT Lakis has filed written comments with the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regarding the agency’s

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President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Calls For Deep Cuts to Funding for NLRB and EEOC, While OFCCP Would Get Modest Increase; Includes Request To Fund Paid Parental Leave Program

President Trump this week submitted his annual budget request to Congress containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the federal government

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Second Circuit in Yu v. Hasaki Restaurant Rules That Agreed-To “Offer of Judgment” To Settle FLSA Case Does Not Require Judicial Approval

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently became the first federal appeals court to rule that an

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