PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Cost, Care and Captives: A Mid-Size Employer’s Guide to Benefit Trends
Is the Four-Day Workweek Really a Benefit? What’s the Tea in L&E?
Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 50: Creating a Competitive Advantage Through Employee Benefits with Connor Shaw of Gallagher
Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 49: Building Culture by Investing in People with Silvia King of Southern First Bank
Crafting Effective Flexible Leave Policies for Employers
How Modern Workplaces Navigate Generational Shifts: One-on-One with Jeff Landes
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 46: The 2025 Greenville SHRM Conference with Tyler Clark and Brittany Goforth of GSHRM
California Employment News: Back to the Basics of Employee Pay Days
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Labor, Employment, and Benefits
Ensuring Success with Executive Agreements
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Big Changes to Catch-Up Contributions in 2025
OK at Work: Navigating Snow Days, Office Closures, and Remote Work Planning
5 Key Takeaways | IRS Final RMD Rules & Proposed Regulations to Address SECURE 2.0 Act Issues
Holiday Headaches: Avoiding Legal Risks with PTO, Overtime, and Workplace Festivities
Employer Obligations to Accommodate Before Employees Arrive to Work
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan Employer Contributions
Current Executive Compensation Trends in Private Equity Transactions — Troutman Pepper Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - ERISA Forfeiture Litigation
Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 26: Compensation Compliance with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court again decided only a single case, that of Feliciano v. Department of Transportation, and, to many Court observers, the most interesting thing about it is the lineup of Justices—one that...more
UPDATE: On 8 January 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) officially withdrew its proposed rule that would have (1) barred federal contractors from seeking and using job applicants’ compensation...more
A change in presidential administrations can influence federal enforcement agencies’ priorities, how they interpret laws and guidelines, and how they carry out enforcement. Consequently, the transition to the Trump...more
WHAT: The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) announced this week that it is withdrawing two proposed rules. First, it withdrew a January 2024 proposed rule that sought to prohibit government contractors from...more
On January 8, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council withdrew a proposed rule that would have banned federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking or...more
On January 8th, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council withdrew a proposed rule that would have (1) prohibited federal government contractors and subcontractors from requesting or using compensation history in the hiring...more
Citing limited time in the remaining administration and desire to focus on “other priorities”, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council announced its withdrawal of the pending proposed rule requiring federal contractors...more
Employers with Federal contracts have experienced unique challenges in the past few years—from navigating the Federal contractor vaccine mandate to new rules related to sick leave and time off. One of the most significant...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a revised Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing for construction contractors on Oct. 2, 2024, that will require contractors to provide significantly more...more
Our friends Joan Moore and Mim Munzel from The Arbor Consulting Group join us again to dive into compensation compliance issues for employers. They share potential risks in an Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...more
A coalition of 14 Democratic AGs, led by Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor asking the DOL to require more information from government contractors regarding payroll for workers....more
Executive Summary: This Alert discusses actions at the state and federal level to require transparency in pay, in an effort to address pay equity issues. Employers should be aware of new and existing requirements and ensure...more
Some employers ask applicants about how much they made at a prior job in order to establish their compensation for the new position. A number of states have recently adopted legislation that prohibits or limits the ability of...more
On March 15, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a Directive regarding OFCCP’s expectations of compliance with the regulatory provisions of 41 CFR 60-2.17(b)(3). The regulations require...more
On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued “Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis,” a revision to Directive 2022-01, “Pay Edit Audits.” The revised Directive states...more
On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a revised version of its Directive 2022-01 - Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis, which was originally issued on March 15,...more
On March 15, 2022, to coincide with this year's "Equal Pay Day," the OFCCP issued a new Directive on pay equity audits. Its stated purpose is to "provide guidance on how OFCCP will evaluate federal contractors' compliance...more
On March 15, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new Directive clarifying covered contractors’ obligation to conduct pay equity audits on an annual basis. Quite notably, the OFCCP issued...more
On March 15, 2022, the OFCCP issued its first directive since President Biden took office. Directive 2022-01 (the “Directive”) addresses contractors’ obligations to analyze their compensation systems and to turn over such...more
The frank discussion during the roundtable highlighted contractors’ ongoing concerns regarding OFCCP’s approach to the evaluation of the compensation of small groups of specialized employees and smaller AAP groups....more
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 the National Industry Liaison Group (“NILG”) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) held a Compensation Roundtable at the US. Department of Labor in Washington D.C. ...more
With the start of a new year, in-house counsel and human resources professionals will want to be aware of what’s on the horizon for 2020 and beyond. It’s a good time for employers to take a breath and consider what issues...more
On December 30, 2019, OFCCP issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: Procedures to Resolve Potential Employment Discrimination....more
The OFCCP opened the month of October by announcing three multimillion dollar settlements with major government contractors. The agency entered into early resolution conciliation agreements with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and...more
On July 31, 2019, OFCCP Director Craig Leen gave the opening remarks at the National Industry Liaison Group conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Director Leen described several new and renewed areas of focus for OFCCP and...more