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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Navigating California’s Prevailing Wage and Certified Payroll Reporting Requirements

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California is well-known for its commitment to worker protection, which, while beneficial for employees, can present challenges for employers striving to maintain compliance....more

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OFCCP Releases List of Contractors Selected For Audit – Is Your Company On It?

On November 20, 2024, OFCCP announced a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for supply and service contractors. The new list consists of 2,000 federal contractors and subcontractors selected for a Compliance...more

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Key Requirements of OFCCP’s New Audit Scheduling Letter for Construction Contractors

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a revised Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing for construction contractors on Oct. 2, 2024, that will require contractors to provide significantly more...more

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OFCCP Releases Revised Construction Scheduling Letter

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As its first official act of the 2025 Fiscal Year, OFCCP announced the release of a revised Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing for Construction contractors. The release follows the Agency’s February 2024 publication of...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

CMMC 2.0 and FOCI Assessments: Preparing for What Lies Ahead

Defense contractors and subcontractors that handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and do not have robust information-security system controls in place better get their house in order now if they want to do business...more

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OFCCP AAP Certification Contractor Portal is NOW OPEN

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On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its annual notice that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Contractor Portal, for certification of contractor affirmative action program...more

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Project Monitoring: The “Eyes & Ears” of Construction - Third Edition

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Meta Description: Learn about the significance of project monitors in the construction industry. Understand their role, daily tasks, and impact on ensuring accuracy, value, and timeliness toward project completion....more

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Defense Department Audit Report Provides Contractors with a Roadmap to Assess and Mitigate Cybersecurity False Claims Act Risk

On December 4, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) issued a “special” Audit Report (the Report) that provides insight into common cybersecurity weaknesses related to the protection of Controlled...more

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OFCCP’s Focus on Construction Contractors Increasing

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The federal government’s focus on the construction industry is growing as more construction companies benefit from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov....more

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OFCCP Announces Audits for Construction Contractors

On June 5, 2023, OFCCP released its Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for construction contractors. The list identifies 250 construction contractors selected for compliance evaluation. As OFCCP states in its...more

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Big Data and Bigger Disputes? How New Data Technologies Impact Construction Disputes

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The last decade has seen the emergence of Big Data platforms allowing parties to major construction projects to digitize and integrate more and more of the engineering, design and build phase of their projects. Such...more

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Child Labor: 9 Key Strategies to Mitigate Risk of Child Labor in the Supply Chain

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Since 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor has seen a 69 percent increase of children being employed illegally by companies. Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”)...more

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OFCCP Announces New Round of Contractors Selected for Audit — Was Your Company Selected?

On January 20, 2023, OFCCP announced the release of the first Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) of FY23. The list consists of 500 locations selected for a Compliance Review (Establishment Review), Corporate...more

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OFCCP’s Proposed Modifications to Scheduling Letter Would Result in Additional Burdens for Contractors Responding to Audits

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In case the National Labor Relations Board’s recent decisions and the Federal Trade Commission’s new proposed rule on non-competes haven’t given employers enough to think about in the new year, companies with federal...more

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OFCCP Wants to Expand its Reach for More Data Upfront in Audits: Your 3-Step Action Plan to Prepare for the Changes

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Every few years, OFCCP is required to seek reauthorization of its “compliance review scheduling letter” and “itemized listing” – the documents sent to federal contractors to let them know that their organization is now being...more

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CPRA Draft Regulations – Next Round(s)

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It has been a bustling fall for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency). In the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, the Agency gifted us not one but two rounds of proposed modifications to the regulations...more

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90 Days Until CPRA Enforcement: A Compliance Roadmap

All businesses – not just those located in California – should be aware of changes to California’s data privacy law. In 2018, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), a first-of-its-kind consumer...more

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OFCCP Revises Its Pay Equity Directive

As we previously reported, in March of this year, OFCCP issued its first directive of the Biden Administration – Directive 2022-01 (the “Directive”) – which addressed the issue of contractors’ obligations to conduct analyses...more

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OFCCP Mandates Contractors Conduct, Share Pay Equity Analyses

Federal contractors will soon be facing new pay equity disclosure requirements under a directive issued by the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The OFCCP announced that it will require contractors to...more

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DoD OUSD Memorandum Provides Guidance on Addressing Inflation Cost Impacts

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In a fixed-price contract, increased costs caused by market inflation alone will not entitle the contractor to an equitable adjustment. Contracting Officers are advised to utilize contract provisions that include an...more

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New Federal Directive Places Contractor Pay Equity Audits Under Scrutiny

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Government contractors are required to perform pay equity audits as part of their affirmation action obligations. Now, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a new Directive clarifying its...more

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New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - October 2021

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Court Holds That Contractor’s Insurer Must Defend Owner As Additional Insured In Personal Injury Action Filed By Subcontractor’s Employee- A premises owner hired a contractor to perform an oil-to-gas boiler conversion, and...more

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IRS Acknowledges Limitations on Use of Outside Contractors in Audits

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Several years ago, it came to light that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had hired a law firm to assist with transfer pricing matters in an ongoing audit of a large corporate taxpayer. Contemporaneous with that hiring, the...more

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IDOL On The PROWL: Looking At Non-Union Contractors To Debar For Technical Violations Of The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act

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Contractors beware – the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has ramped up audits of contractors as labor unions and related organizations flood the IDOL with “complaints. Remember, under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act...more

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Construction Contractors Beware: Think Twice Before Paying Prevailing Wage Assessments!

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Big Labor continues to use local, state and federal prevailing wage laws to target contractors they have a “beef” with. Since most prevailing wage audits are triggered by a complaint (including 3rd party complaints), trade...more

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