Please join us in congratulating Elizabeth B. Bradley on becoming a Shareholder of Fortney & Scott, LLC which is one of the leading management employment…
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On June 27, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the implementation and enforcement…
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The Supreme Court today decided that the measures taken by the University of Texas to achieve some measure of diversity among its student body meet the highest…
Over the last few months, federal
policy-makers have engaged in what appears to be a highly-orchestrated campaign
aimed directly at clamping down high-tech…
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The OFCCP will be publishing its new "Discrimination on the Basis of Sex" rule in the Federal Register on June 15, 2016. The rule will become effective…
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued proposed enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination on June 2, 2016.
Key Takeaways: …
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The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has
issued a final rule, effective June 15th, requiring government contractors to
implement a basic level…
On May 18, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
held a public meeting on the topic of diversity in the tech industry, entitled "Innovation
Opportunity:…
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The new Overtime Regulations are set to publish in the Federal Register on May 23, 2016, but FortneyScott has an advance copy of the new Overtime Regulations…
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On
May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) will finalize the rule implementing
revisions to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The
release…
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On May 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) issued two final rules (available here
and here)
that establish the extent to which employers…
On May 9, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) issued a new resource document, titled Employer-Provided
Leave and the Americans with…
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On
May 9, 2016 the OFCCP announced the OMB approval of the new Functional
Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) guidelines effective April 28, 2016. The new
guidelines,…
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is hosting a panel discussion and reception on July 17, 2018, from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm in Arlington, VA. Join Susan…
A “patchwork” of new state equal pay laws, aggressive OFCCP enforcement and multimillion dollars settlements, a rising tide of class-action equal pay litigation,…
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,…
What will 2018 bring for employers? Join The Institute for Workplace Equality’s Co-Chairs and its outstanding faculty for insights and updates about the important enforcement trends and changes emerging in 2018 from EEOC and OFCCP and the latest developments in Pay Equity and the growing #MeToo movement. Choose from their 1/2 Day, 2-Day, 2 1/2 Days, and virtual registration options.
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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…
