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Fortney & Scott, LLC

We are a Washington, DC law firm providing workplace solutions. Our uniquely experienced legal team includes lawyers from the U.S. Department of Labor, former corporate counsel, the U.S. judge on an international tribunal, and alumni from leading law firms. FortneyScott represents clients in agency enforcement matters and rulemakings, and trial and appellate litigation and administrative hearings. We also provide training and compliance services and serve as expert witnesses.

What's New

USCIS Announces Revised Form I-9

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a Notice today in the Federal Register announcing a revised Form I-9. For more information, click here for details from our affiliate consulting firm, Workplace HR.

OFCCP Issues New Compensation Directive and Rescinds Voluntary Guidelines and Compensation Standards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced today, February 26, that effective February 28, 2013 there will be significant changes in how the OFCCP addresses compensation in compliance audits and enforcement proceedings. These changes effectively open virtually every federal contractor’s actions, policies and practices that affect compensation to scrutiny, review and possible challenge by OFCCP.

2013 OFCCP Criminal Record Directive

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new Directive 306 on “Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Criminal Record Restrictions and Discrimination Based on Race and National Origin.” The OFCCP’s Criminal Record Directive issued January 29, 2013, and is effectively immediately.

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Fortney & Scott, LLC has been recognized as one of the leading management employment law firms in the highly prestigious "Best Law Firms" for 2013 by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.

Upcoming Events

Wed, May 22, 2013Wage & Hour Defense Institute Presents: Quarterly Update on Developments in Wage & Hour Law
Thu, May 30, 2013ACI’s 18th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims and Class Actions
Thu, June 20, 2013The OFCCP Institute Webinar: OFCCP & Pay Discrimination: Lessons Learned From OFCCP'S Recent Implementation of Directive 307

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other workplace compliance professionals to address the complexities of employment law across multiple jurisdictions around the world. The GWCN is a partnership between Mercer, a leading global provider of consulting, outsourcing and investment services, and FortneyScott.

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FELI Newsletter (May 2013)

Download a sample of the monthly newsletter, Federal Employment Law Insider, authored by FortneyScott, by clicking here.

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