NLRA, OFCCP, Federal Contractors

Employee Complaint Rights: Update on Executive Order 13496 Compliance

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/21/2025

Executive Order (E.O.) 13496, signed on January 30, 2009, mandates that certain government contractors and subcontractors post notices informing their employees of their rights under federal labor laws. ...more

The Emerging Trend In State Pay Transparency Laws

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/11/2021

The push for pay equity has moved beyond prohibiting pay discrimination and into requiring employers encourage pay transparency for applicants and employees. At the federal level, the National Labor Relations Act can...more

What Employers Can Expect From The Biden Administration, Part 2

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/18/2020

Predictions from our attorneys in the practice areas that affect employers. NOTE FROM ROBIN: The following went out as a legal bulletin on Thursday. I'm reproducing it here for those of you who do not subscribe to our...more

July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 8/4/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - March 2020

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/6/2020

CLIENT ALERT: FAR Council Changes Rules Regarding Small Business Rerepresentation / Recertification and Multiple Award Contracts - On February 27, 2020, the FAR Council published a final rule that amends the Federal...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020 #3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/3/2020

NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

Beltway Buzz - November 2019 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/11/2019

Fluctuating Workweek Reg Drops. On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for computing overtime compensation for salaried nonexempt employees whose...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2019 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/22/2019

EEO-1 Update. Like an army of frozen zombies descending on the North, the EEO-1 wage collection matter will not die, and its arrival is becoming more imminent with each passing day. On April 16, 2019, the U.S. District Court...more

Employment Flash - September 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/27/2018

This edition of the Employment Flash looks at the new Department of Labor directive regarding contractor compensation practices; recent NLRB developments, including a draft rule regarding joint employment; the rise of...more

45 Ways in 100 Days: The Projected Impact of the Trump Administration on Today’s Workplace

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/28/2017

April 29, 2017, marks the 100th day of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. He has proven he is not a traditional conservative Republican, and many in the business community are still wondering about the...more

OFCCP Issues Updated “Pay Transparency” Notices

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/22/2017

Although the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has not announced a requirement that contractors update their Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision, the agency has updated its required posters and language....more

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Cozen O'Connor on 1/12/2017

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

Top Ten Employment Regulations or Initiatives Employers Want Trump to Dump or Fix

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 11/17/2016

After the Obama administration’s employee friendly policies, employers will have a wish list of changes they believe a Trump administration would favor. Here are ten items that should be at the top and why employers want to...more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

Taking a Closer Look at the New Federal Contractor "Blacklisting" Obligations

Littler on 9/1/2016

On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published in the Federal Register its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding the so-called "blacklisting" procedures for federal contractors President...more

How Gov't Contractors Can Avoid Pay Transparency Mishaps

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 5/5/2016

The final rule implementing Executive Order 13665 (the Pay Transparency Act) went into effect on Jan. 11, 2016. The act prohibits employers from requiring their employees to keep their compensation confidential. Under the new...more

Labor & Employment Issues Facing the Healthcare Industry

Littler on 4/12/2016

Public discourse on "healthcare" has focused primarily on health insurance and the significant changes made by the Affordable Care Act. But what about the providers of healthcare—the doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical...more

Tell Me How Much My Coworkers Make… Or I’ll Sue You

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/21/2016

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) – an agency of the Department of Labor – has enacted a rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose information regarding pay practices and...more

Affirmative Action Update: Challenging the Pay Gap

Stoel Rives LLP on 10/15/2015

According to government studies, last year women overall made approximately 77 cents to the dollar in compensation compared to men. Black women made 64 cents to the dollar. Hispanic women made even less—55 cents to the...more

OFCCP Publishes Final Rule on Pay Transparency for Federal Contractors, Subcontractors

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/16/2015

Federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against employees or job applicants for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing their compensation or the compensation of others now that the final...more

OFCCP Publishes Final Rule on Pay Transparency

FordHarrison on 9/14/2015

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a final rule implementing President Obama's executive order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees for discussing or...more

Federal Contractor News Roundup: Paid Sick Leave, Pay Secrecy, Posters, Plus More

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/10/2015

This year continues to be an active one for employers who are federal contractors or subcontractors. Most recently, yesterday President Obama continued the trend of using Executive Orders where legislative solutions have...more

DOL Presents: The Ghost of Violations Past

Baker Donelson on 6/17/2015

On May 28, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed guidance for President Obama's infamous Executive Order 13673 – "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (the Order). Although the stated purpose of the Order is "to...more

President Obama Takes Executive Action Reinforcing the Regulatory Agenda on Investigating Federal Contractors’ Compensation...

Cooley LLP on 4/10/2014

In recognition of National Pay Equity Day, President Obama took two executive actions on April 8, 2014 to continue his pay equity agenda: (1) President Obama signed Executive Order on Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of...more

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