As our colleagues previously reported, on October 19, 2022, the EEOC updated its “Know Your Rights” poster for employers. On October 28, 2022, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) notified...more
Quick Hit: On December 17, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”), which, subject to certain very narrow exceptions, will “make void and...more
In the wake of Virginia voting in Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature last year, the Virginia legislature has passed, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law, a slew of new measures...more
4/27/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Department of Taxation ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Northam ,
Human Rights Act ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remedies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
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 Compensation Information.”...more
10/7/2016
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Interim Rule ,
Job Applicants ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Secrecy ,
Wage and Hour
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule implementing Executive Order 13706 (the “Final Rule”), which requires certain federal contractors and subcontractors to provide paid sick leave to their...more
9/30/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Wage and Hour
On September 7, 2015, the President issued the Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors Executive Order (the “Order”) requiring federal contractors to provide up to 56 hours (7 days) of paid sick leave per year to...more
9/9/2015
/ Accrual Requirements ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Barack Obama ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Medical Certification Requests ,
Paid Leave ,
Service Contract Act ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors
According to a report in the New York Times, the White House is currently considering an Executive Order (“EO”) requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees. According to the report, the...more
8/7/2015
/ Accrued Benefits ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Carryover Basis ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Obama Administration ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors