September 30th is the end of the Federal government’s fiscal year. Federal agencies spend significant portions of their annually appropriated funds entering…
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On August 24, 2018, OFCCP issued three new Directives, the most important of which rescinded the Obama Administration’s Directive 307, “Procedures for Reviewing…
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On August 10, 2018, OFCCP’s Acting Director Craig Leen issued two new policy directives aimed at protecting Americans’ religious freedom and announcing new focused…
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As July was coming to an end, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Ondray Harris would leave his role as OFCCP Director, effective July 27. Thereafter,…
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Now, more than ever before, contractors need to employ good contracting and subcontracting practices to secure their supply chains. Government contractors are…
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a baker in Colorado who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple based on his Christian beliefs in a 7 to 2…
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The Supreme Court today ruled that employers may insist on and enforce mandatory arbitration agreements with employees that bar class actions against the employers. …
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On April 25, New Jersey joined a growing list of states to enact robust equal pay laws. The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, which takes effect on July 1, 2018,…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee has extended the deadline for filing the 2017 reports to June 1, 2018.
Employers…
For 2018, April 10th is "Equal Pay Day." That is the day the typical woman must work into 2018 to get paid what the typical man was paid by the end of 2017. The…
OFCCP Director Ondray Harris? first public act as Director is to require a national, uniform practice at an agency not known for its uniformity. In Directive 2018-01,…
Federal contractors should be watching their mailboxes. On February 1, OFCCP mailed 1,000 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters and will begin mailing the formal…
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The Government Accounting Office (GAO) has issued
a report recommending improved oversight of the tech industry by EEOC and OFCCP
because of the lack of women…
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On
Tuesday, November 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish a request for
comments on its draft FY2018-2022 Strategic Plan in
the Federal…
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Nationally acclaimed
employment attorney Mickey Silberman has joined Fortney & Scott, LLC as a Shareholder
and Chair of the firm's Affirmative Action &…
Due
to the many requests we received, we again are offering our complimentary Lunch
& Learn webinar on the new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule on
Wednesday…
To assist federal contractors in understanding the FPSW
requirements and the latest developments, FortneyScott is offering three complimentary
Lunch & Learn…
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Craig Leen, formerly the acting director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, was named the agency’s permanent leader by the Department of Labor…
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The second year at the OFCCP under the Trump Administration has been marked by activity – two Directors and nine Directives (which have limited enforceability…
This week the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD (A&S)) rescinded the January 2017 version of the Other Transactions…
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Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) made a significant announcement affecting federal contractors. First,…
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The votes are in! After a fiercely contested midterm election, Democrats have gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Republicans have retained…
David Fortney will be presenting at the 2018 Labor & Employment Law Institute in Minnesota on November 15, 2018. He will present on significant new developments…
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The EEOC held an important public meeting on “Revamping Workplace Culture to Prevent Harassment” on October 31, and Sara Nasseri, an attorney from FortneyScott,…
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David S. Fortney, Esq. is presenting on Friday, November 9th at the ABA 12th Annual Labor and Employment Conference in San Francisco, CA from 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM.
You…
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In the wake of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Rizo v. Yovino, FortneyScott, on behalf of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”), partnered with…
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Directive (DIR) 2018-08 addresses transparency by the OFCCP in all stages of compliance activities to help contractors comply with their obligations and understand…
On September 7, 2018, OFCCP announced that it mailed 750 new Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”) to federal contractors as a supplement to the…
