Post-Shutdown Issues Facing Government Contractors Who Employ Foreign...
Connie N. Bertram, co-head of Proskauer’s DC Labor and Employment practice and co-head of the Government Contractor Compliance and Relations Group, was interviewed by Human Resource Executive regarding...
View ArticlePresident Takes Executive Action Over Pay Equity By Federal Government...
Today, in connection with “Equal Pay Day” ceremonies at the White House, President Obama issued an Executive Order and a Presidential Memorandum aimed at ensuring that employees of Federal government...
View ArticleOFCCP Proposes Rule Regarding Pay Transparency for Federal Contractors
On Monday, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a proposed rule that would bar federal contractors from firing or otherwise retaliating against...
View ArticleSenators Push For President Obama To Issue Executive Order Providing Federal...
On May 15, 2015, a group of Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to provide incentives to federal contractors to become what they call “model employers.” According to the...
View ArticleDOL Settles Systemic Hiring and Pay Discrimination Claim With Government...
On November 19, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced that it reached a settlement with nine locations of a government contractor...
View ArticleProposed EEO-1 Revisions Requiring Production Of Pay Data Published In...
On February 1, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report (“EEO-1”) were published in the Federal Register. Our original...
View ArticleDOL Issues Guidance Regarding Interaction Between Affordable Care Act And...
The Davis Bacon Act and the Davis Bacon Related Acts (collectively “DBRA”) and the Service Contract Act (“SCA”) impose additional obligations related to fringe benefits and wages on covered...
View ArticleFederal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase Announced – Changes Effective...
Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced an increase in the minimum wage that certain federal contractors must pay to employees. This comes as part of a planned incremental increase in the federal...
View ArticleNew Interim Rule Prohibits Federal Contractors From Retaliating Against...
On September 30, 2016, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued an interim rule titled “Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of...
View ArticleFederal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase Announced – Changes Effective...
On September 15, 2017, the Department of Labor announced an increase in the minimum wage that certain federal contractors must pay to employees. This comes as part of a planned incremental increase in...
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