DOL-VETS Now Accepting Applications for the 2022 “HIRE Vets Medallion Award”
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) announced recently that interested employers can now submit online
Interstate: February 2022 Update
We are pleased to present the latest edition in our ongoing “Interstate” memo series, a service we provide on a
Secretary of Labor Intervenes in Long-Running OFCCP v. Convergys Litigation
A federal contractor’s Constitutional challenges against the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audit scheduling process took an unusual
New DOJ Opinion Letter Says ERA Ratification Is for Courts To Decide
Fifty years ago, Congress approved a joint resolution proposing a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution, commonly referred to as
Monetary Penalties for Some Workplace Law Violations Have Gone Up
Civil monetary penalties for violations of many of the federal laws and regulations enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
Contractor’s Challenge to OFCCP Audit Process Rejected Once Again
In the latest development in a case that now dates back nearly seven years and counting, a Department of Labor
“Uniform Guidelines” Are As Relevant As Ever in Context of Growing Use of AI
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently granted a three-year extension of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee
New Biden Executive Order Aims To Ensure Union Labor on Federal Construction Projects
While perhaps not well known, existing federal policy established during the Obama Administration strongly encourages the use of union-friendly “project
USCIS Announces Electronic FY 2023 H-1B Visa Registrations To Begin on March 1
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) component within the Department of Homeland Security announced recently that the initial registration
OFCCP’s AAP-VI Registration Now Open, But Compliance Questions Abound
On February 1, 2022, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) formally opened its new “Contractor Portal,”