Agency Enforcement

Partial Government Shutdown Enters Third Week; EEOC, Immigration Enforcement Agencies Among Those Affected, and E-Verify Has Been Suspended

A partial shutdown of the federal government, which began at midnight on December 21 and which includes agencies of interest

By Mike Eastman|2019-01-06T12:00:48-05:001/6/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: Government Shutdown|Comments Off on Partial Government Shutdown Enters Third Week; EEOC, Immigration Enforcement Agencies Among Those Affected, and E-Verify Has Been Suspended

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EEOC’s Preliminary FY 2018 Enforcement Statistics Show 10% Drop in Overall Charges, Despite Increase in Sexual Harassment Complaints

According to preliminary year-end enforcement statistics released recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency received 76,418 charges

By D'Ontae Sylvertooth|2020-09-21T13:54:32-05:0012/9/2018|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Data and Statistics, EEOC, EEOC Charges, PAR|Comments Off on EEOC’s Preliminary FY 2018 Enforcement Statistics Show 10% Drop in Overall Charges, Despite Increase in Sexual Harassment Complaints

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OFCCP Announces $4 Million Settlement With JBS To Resolve Two Administrative Lawsuits Alleging Hiring Discrimination; Settlement Includes Unique “Enhanced Compliance Agreement”

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has reached settlement terms with JBS USA Lux S.A. (JBS)

By Danny Petrella|2020-09-21T13:54:32-05:0012/9/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: DOL, Enhanced Compliance Agreement, OFCCP|Comments Off on OFCCP Announces $4 Million Settlement With JBS To Resolve Two Administrative Lawsuits Alleging Hiring Discrimination; Settlement Includes Unique “Enhanced Compliance Agreement”

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OFCCP’s New Directive 2019-02, “Early Resolution Procedures”

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released three new internal directives aimed at further improving

By Danny Petrella|2020-09-21T13:54:32-05:0012/9/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Directive, DOL, Early Resolution Procedures, OFCCP|Comments Off on OFCCP’s New Directive 2019-02, “Early Resolution Procedures”

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OFCCP Publishes Three New Directives, Formally Rescinding “Active Case Enforcement” Procedures, Establishing New “Early Resolution Procedures,” and Inaugurating Informal Opinion Letters

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released three new internal directives aimed at further improving

By Danny Petrella|2020-09-21T13:54:32-05:0012/9/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Active Case Enforcement, Directive, DOL, Early Resolution Procedures, OFCCP, Opinion Letters|Comments Off on OFCCP Publishes Three New Directives, Formally Rescinding “Active Case Enforcement” Procedures, Establishing New “Early Resolution Procedures,” and Inaugurating Informal Opinion Letters

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OFCCP Grants Temporary Waiver of Written AAP Requirement for California Wildfire Relief Contracts

Once again responding to a catastrophic natural disaster, Craig Leen, Acting Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract

By Amy Beth Leasure|2018-12-02T23:09:20-05:0012/2/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Government Contracts|Tags: AAP, National Interest Exemption, OFCCP|Comments Off on OFCCP Grants Temporary Waiver of Written AAP Requirement for California Wildfire Relief Contracts

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Labor Department Adopts Revised Labor Condition Application (LCA) Required for H-1B Visa Petitions, Effective Immediately

The U.S Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a revised Labor Condition Application for Nonimmigrant Workers (“LCA”) form that must

By Michael Bracken|2018-12-02T23:06:42-05:0012/2/2018|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Immigration|Tags: H-1B, USCIS|Comments Off on Labor Department Adopts Revised Labor Condition Application (LCA) Required for H-1B Visa Petitions, Effective Immediately

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OFCCP Gets Approval To Use New Scheduling Letter Identifying Contractors for Section 503 “Focused Reviews”

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has received the go-ahead from the White House Office

By Danny Petrella|2020-09-21T13:54:32-05:0012/2/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: Focused Review, OFCCP|Comments Off on OFCCP Gets Approval To Use New Scheduling Letter Identifying Contractors for Section 503 “Focused Reviews”

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OFCCP Financial Settlement Update: Focus Continues To Be on Disposal of “Aged” Audits

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present our latest summary of recent financial settlements arising from complaint investigations and compliance

By Amy Beth Leasure|2020-09-21T13:54:32-05:0011/16/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: Adverse Impact, Compensation, Conciliation Agreement, Discrimination, OFCCP, OFCCP Settlement|Comments Off on OFCCP Financial Settlement Update: Focus Continues To Be on Disposal of “Aged” Audits

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments Supporting OFCCP’s Proposal To Enhance FAAP Program Participation

NT Lakis attorneys submitted written comments to the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) earlier this

By Amy Beth Leasure|2018-11-16T15:09:26-05:0011/16/2018|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: FAAP, OFCCP|Comments Off on NT Lakis Attorneys File Comments Supporting OFCCP’s Proposal To Enhance FAAP Program Participation

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