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Recent Guidelines for Employers of Active Duty & Veteran Service Members

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/17/2012

With the recent drawdown of troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, many veterans will be leaving active military duty and returning to the U.S. workforce. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued timely...more

Legal Alert: US DOL Judges Require Production of AAP Data Beyond Date of OFCCP Scheduling Letter

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 5/16/2012

Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB) recently issued a decision requiring an employer to produce OFCCP data well beyond the date of an OFCCP scheduling letter. In...more

Department of Labor's OFCCP Postpones TRICARE Network Provider Compliance Reviews

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 5/16/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes, is...more

Labor Ruling Adds to Burden on Federal Contractors in Audits

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/16/2012

In a decision likely to add to the burden and length of audits for many federal contractors, the Administrative Review Board of the U.S. Department of Labor (ARB) has ordered Frito-Lay Inc. to produce an additional two years’...more

OFCCP May Request Data That Post-Dates Scheduling Letter, Appeal Board Rules

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/16/2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has regulatory authority to request data beyond the date of a scheduling letter where the request is motivated by a "deficiency," such as discriminatory adverse impact,...more

Proposed Rule Changes Dictate Hiring Incumbent Employees on Government Contracts

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/11/2012

Incumbent employees on federal government services contracts frequently are offered positions by successor contractors on follow-on contracts, but proposed rule changes would significantly limit the new contractor's...more

Appellate Court Applies Prevailing Wage Laws to Landscape Maintenance Work on Government-Owned Property

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/10/2012

California's prevailing wage laws generally require that persons employed on public works receive "not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the...more

Lilly Ledbetter, OFCCP Director Shiu Join Stephanie R. Thomas on The Proactive Employer

by Thomas Econometrics on 5/7/2012

Lilly Ledbetter, an equal pay advocate and inspiration for the Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009, and OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu will appear as guests on The Proactive Employer, hosted by Stephanie R. Thomas,...more

OFCCP Rescinds Medical Providers Directive, But Still Leaves Uncertainty for Some

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/3/2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced April 25, 2012 the immediate rescission of Enforcement Directive 293 regarding coverage of healthcare providers. As we mentioned in a previous AA Alert, the...more

What You Need to Know Regarding the New Maryland Income Tax Credit for Security Clearance Costs & Construction of SCIFs

by Venable LLP on 5/3/2012

The recent passage of Senate Bill 296 will create an additional incentive for investment by the Maryland business community in cleared employees and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). Beginning in 2013,...more

Alabama Supreme Court Rules Cities, Counties Can Declare Bankruptcy

by Joel Glucksman on 4/26/2012

Alabama Supreme Court Rules Cities, Counties Can Declare Bankruptcy by Joel R. Glucksman Alabama’s state Supreme Court ruled that cities and counties that are not holding bond debt are still protected under bankruptcy...more

Corporate Counsel: How to Stop Bluster, Boilerplate and BS in RFP Responses

by Pamela Woldow on 4/19/2012

We’re seeing huge increases in the number of RFPs corporate legal departments are issuing to try to get the best law firms, lawyers and service. But we’re not seeing huge increases in the quality or effectiveness of those...more

Preventing Personal Conflicts Of Interest Anomg Contractor Employees Performing Aquisition Support Services.

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/17/2012

On December 2, 2011, Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 3.11 - Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions -- took effect. The new Rule imposes a host of compliance...more

Take 5: Views You Can Use - March 2012 .

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/2/2012

In this issue; - Compensation Practices of Government Contractors Coming Under Increased Scrutiny by the OFCCP - Vow to Hire Heroes Act Reinstates Hostile Work Environment Claims for Veterans - The Potential...more

CAS Harmonization: This Game May Be Going Into Extra Innings

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 3/29/2012

Originally published in from Federal Contracts Report, 97 FCR 309, 03/27/2012. Copyright 2012 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (‘‘PPA’’) gave the Cost Accounting Standards...more

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