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 &…
On August 29, the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs ("OIRA"), a division of the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB"), suspended
"Component 2" of…
Effective August 1, 2017, the prevailing health and welfare fringe benefits rate under the McNamara-O?Hara Service Contract Act (the ?SCA?) has been increased to…
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The long-awaited final rule implementing the Fair Pay and
Safe Workplaces (a.k.a. "Blacklisting") Executive Order and corresponding DOL
guidance have arrived. …
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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This year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is unveiling a new type of compliance evaluation—the focused review. The first round of 500 focused…
OFCCP Director Craig Leen announced that the agency will be posting 500 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSALs) on its website “in the spring” that will…
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EEOC has just announced that the deadline for submitting EEO-1 Surveys will be extended to May 31, 2019. EEO-1 is an annual survey in which all private employers…
Elizabeth Bradley has been selected to speak at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity’s 45th Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. On…
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We have learned that the long-awaited proposed regulation regarding overtime pay exemptions (the “White Collar Exemption Regulation”) has been submitted by the…
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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2018 was an eventful year for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the Labor Department’s federal contractor watchdog. Under the leadership…
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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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