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New OFCCP Directive Instructs Compliance Officers To Ask Questions To Determine Whether a Contractor Is Discriminating Against Spouses of Protected Veterans

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive stating that compliance officers will begin

By |2020-09-21T13:54:20-05:0011/22/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Veterans|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New OFCCP Directive Instructs Compliance Officers To Ask Questions To Determine Whether a Contractor Is Discriminating Against Spouses of Protected Veterans

OFCCP Posts Supplemental Corporate Scheduling Announcement List Flagging 500 Contractor Establishments for VEVRAA Focused Reviews

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a supplement to its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019

By |2020-09-21T13:54:20-05:0011/15/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Veterans|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Posts Supplemental Corporate Scheduling Announcement List Flagging 500 Contractor Establishments for VEVRAA Focused Reviews

OFCCP, Reversing Course, Proposes Rule To Give Up Any Claim of Jurisdiction Over TRICARE Providers

In a noteworthy development, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued a  Notice

By |2020-09-21T13:54:21-05:0011/10/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on OFCCP, Reversing Course, Proposes Rule To Give Up Any Claim of Jurisdiction Over TRICARE Providers

D.C. Circuit Rules That Reduction-In-Force Is a “Particular Employment Practice” Under Title VII That Can Give Rise to Disparate Impact Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled recently that a group of terminated African American

By |2019-08-25T14:08:26-05:008/25/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , |Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Rules That Reduction-In-Force Is a “Particular Employment Practice” Under Title VII That Can Give Rise to Disparate Impact Claims

OFCCP Names Ombud, Marcus Stergio, Who Will Now Design, Implement, and Execute Agency’s Previously Announced Ombud Service

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced the hire of an Ombud, thus moving

By |2020-09-21T13:54:23-05:008/17/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , |Comments Off on OFCCP Names Ombud, Marcus Stergio, Who Will Now Design, Implement, and Execute Agency’s Previously Announced Ombud Service

$5 Million Title VII Settlement Highlights Potential Risks Employers Can Face in Providing Parental Leave Benefits That Go Beyond Legal Requirements

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with legally protected unpaid leave

By |2019-06-30T11:42:47-05:006/30/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on $5 Million Title VII Settlement Highlights Potential Risks Employers Can Face in Providing Parental Leave Benefits That Go Beyond Legal Requirements

NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Revisions to OFCCP’s Proposed “Compliance Check” Scheduling Letter for Federal Construction Contractors

NT Lakis lawyers have filed written comments with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

By |2019-06-22T08:19:55-05:006/22/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Revisions to OFCCP’s Proposed “Compliance Check” Scheduling Letter for Federal Construction Contractors