News & Analysis as of September 19, 2024

Executive Orders

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Increase Diversity While Keeping It Legal

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/14/2021

Improving diversity -- what's okay and what isn’t? Employers are creative and strategic when it comes to increasing workforce diversity. Sometimes, however, that creativity -- and the motivation to “move the needle” on...more

Biden Administration Issues Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Morgan Lewis on 1/25/2021

As one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden has issued an executive order ensuring that last year’s US Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County is applied immediately and efficiently by all federal...more

Two New Developments Affecting Federal Contractors

Miller & Martin PLLC on 9/15/2015

On September 7, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors. The Executive Order currently applies only to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2017....more

That is SO last week - September 2015

Zelle LLP on 9/9/2015

Labor Day was the backdrop for a big announcement from President Obama. Beginning in 2017, federal contractors must grant paid sick leave to employees. The new Executive Order requires contractors to provide one hour of...more

Blacklisting for Past Labor Violations -- Executive Order 13673

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2015

Officially known as “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” Executive Order 13673 now consists of proposed guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) and proposed regulations from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR). It...more

DOL Files Discrimination Suit Against Baltimore-Based Federal Contractor

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 7/10/2015

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has filed a lawsuit before the Office of Administrative Law Judges against WMS Solutions LLC (“WMS”) alleging violations of...more

The Dodd-Frank Act's Diversity Policy Encourages – But Does Not Mandate – Specific Employer Action

Littler on 6/18/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act" or "Act") authorizes certain federal agencies to assess the "diversity policies and practices of the entities they regulate." On June 10,...more

Obama Administration Announces Expansion of Executive Order 11246 to Protect LGBT Workers of Federal Government Contractors

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 6/17/2014

Today, the White House announced that President Obama will issue an executive order that bans federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. According to White House staff, the...more

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