Agency Enforcement

OFCCP Settlement Update: Agency’s Current Focus Continues To Be on Resolving “Aged” Audits

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

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OFCCP Issues “Town Hall Action Plan” With Emphasis on Improved Training, Communication, and Trust With Contractor Community

Earlier this year, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) held a series of “stakeholder” meetings

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Federal Court Rules That OFCCP Violated Construction Contractor’s Constitutional Rights

In a rare court decision challenging the constitutional enforcement authority of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Obama-Era Labor Department Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating Controversial “Fiduciary Rule”

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has struck down the controversial “fiduciary

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USCIS Issues New Policy Memo Calling for Increased Scrutiny of H-1B Petitions for Employees Working at Third Party Sites

In yet another action that underscores the Trump Administration’s vow to crack down on alleged employer abuse of so-called H-1B

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Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Announces “Self-Reporting” Pilot Program for Settling FLSA Violations

The U.S. Labor Department’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it intends to launch a new nationwide

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OFCCP Director Ondray Harris Issues New Directive to Field Mandating Uniform Process Whenever Preliminary Discrimination Indicators Are Identified

Ondray Harris, the new Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has issued a new

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