News & Analysis as of September 22, 2024

Affirmative Action

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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Labor And Employment Observer - 2013/2014

Cozen O'Connor on 1/7/2014

In This Issue: Message from the Chair; Social Media and the Workplace: 2013 and Beyond; Unpaid Internships: Training Ground or Legal Landmine?; Supreme Court’s Nassar Decision Sets Higher Causation Standard for a...more

New Affirmative Action Rules for Federal Contractors

Miller & Martin PLLC on 9/12/2013

On August 27, the U.S. Department of Labor announced two significant final rules governing affirmative action. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) administers affirmative action requirements that...more

DOL To Compel Federal Contractors To Hire More Veterans And Disabled Individuals

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/3/2013

As expected, new U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez has wasted little time implementing a number of agenda items in the few short weeks since his Senate confirmation. Most recently, Secretary Perez announced two...more

OFCCP Submits New Veterans and Disability Regulations to OMB

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 8/5/2013

On July 31st, the long-awaited proposed regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) addressing federal contractors’ affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations for both individuals...more

Legal Alert: OFCCP Sends Final Disability And Veterans' Rules To OMB

FordHarrison on 8/2/2013

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has sent its final rules amending federal contractors' affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations toward disabled persons and protected veterans to the...more

Release of New Disability and Veterans Regulations Appears Imminent

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 7/16/2013

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has extended the projected date for the release of final rules regarding federal contractors’ affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations for individuals...more

OFCCP—2013 Will Be a Busy Year

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/24/2013

After a relatively quiet year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced ambitious plans for 2013. The agency’s recently released Unified Agenda calls for the final release of sweeping new...more

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