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Maynard Nexsen

Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 25: Issues for Public Employers with Bertha Enriquez of Renewable Water...

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Live from the annual Greenville SHRM conference, hosts Tina and Jennie welcome the Human Resources Manager of Renewable Water Resources, or ReWa, Bertha Enriquez. They discuss how ReWa, a quasi-public employer, navigates the...more

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Your Attorney Cannot Always Shield You From the FOIA

Clients sometimes include me on communications merely to protect themselves from Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), believing that anything sent to me is automatically covered by the attorney-client privilege. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The FCA Pledges to Improve Its Whistleblowing Framework

Overview - A survey conducted by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in early 2022, but published only in 2023, has revealed the stark reality that the regulator is not doing enough for whistleblowers. 15...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up - February 2023 Issue 3

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FOIA - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. United States, No. 21-5276 (D.C. Cir. January 31, 2023) The DC Circuit clarified what information an agency may properly withhold under FOIA’s Exemption...more

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OFCCP Sued to Compel Release of EEO-1 Data

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Readers will recall that in August 2022, OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register advising employers that it was the subject of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking EEO-1 data from all federal...more

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BREAKING NEWS: OFCCP Extends Deadline to October 19 to File Responses to EEO-1 FOIA Notice

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OFCCP has announced it is extending the deadline for contractors to respond to the Agency’s August 19, 2022 Notice of Request Under the Freedom of Information Act for Federal Contractors’ Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Report...more

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Attention Federal Contractors and First-Tier Subcontractors: Your EEO-1 Reports May Be Responsive to an OFCCP FOIA Request, and...

According to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), since 2019, Will Evans, a reporter for the Center for Investigative Reporting, has sought the Employment Information Report (EEO-1) data of federal...more

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Going Public With It – OFCCP Publishes Notice Regarding FOIA Request for All Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports – and Sets...

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On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a Notice in the Federal Register regarding a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request from Will Evans, a...more

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OFCCP Intends to Release Contractor Provided 2016-2020 EEO-1 Data Unless Contractors File FOIA Objections to Protect Confidential...

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Federal contractors and subcontractors who filed Type 2 EEO-1 Reports for the years 2016-2020 are advised that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) intends to release the data from such filed EEO-1...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

DC Circuit Decision Upholds Whistleblower Confidentiality to Protect IRS Whistleblowers from Retaliatory FOIAs

On July 19, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling in Montgomery v. Internal Revenue Serv., a case concerning the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) handling of Freedom of...more

Fisher Phillips

OFCCP is Poised to Release Your Confidential Demographic Data: What Can Federal Contractors Do to Protect Your Information?

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If you are a federal contractor or first-tier subcontractor, you probably received a notice from the government last week letting you know that it was gearing up to turn over your confidential demographic information to a...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FOIA Request May Disgorge Thousands of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports – Deadline to Object Is September 19, 2022

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On August 18, the US Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) announced that it had received a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request from the Center for Investigative Reporting...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OFCCP May Blow the Lid on Employers’ Workforce Data

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Given the fact many automotive companies and their first and second tier suppliers are federal government contractors, they should be aware of a recent announcement from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...more

Littler

OFCCP Plans to Disclose Confidential Employer EEO-1 Data: Can Employers Protect Their Information?

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On August 19, 2022, OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register for the stated purpose of advising employers that in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, it is planning to produce confidential...more

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OFCCP Issues 30-Day FOIA Notice to Contractors and Subcontractors

On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued unpublished notice of a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that impacts the federal contracting community. An investigative...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

[Webinar] Protecting Your Confidential Information: FOIA Exemption 4 for Government Contractors - September 15th, 2:00 pm - 3:00...

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The Freedom of Information Act allows government agencies to release any record in their possession unless one of nine exemptions applies. Exemption #4—the focus of this webinar—protects information considered “trade secrets...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Three Things to Consider When Sharing Confidential or Proprietary Information with State and Municipal Governments

Many companies find themselves in the position of voluntarily sharing some of their most sensitive data and other confidential information with state and local governments. For example, this type of information-sharing may...more

Freeman Law

The Freedom of Information Act’s “Confidentiality” Exception

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We frequently utilize the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) as a tool for our clients. The FOIA, subject to several exceptions and exclusions, generally provides that any person has the right to request access to federal...more

Butler Snow LLP

Protecting Your Trade Secrets and Confidential, and Sensitive Information from a Public Records Request

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It is common for businesses to disclose confidential information to governmental entities for regulatory and/or other purposes. However, once that information is disclosed, it may be vulnerable to public records requests....more

Franczek P.C.

FOIA Decisions Clarify Burden of Proof for Invoking Pre-decisional, Attorney-Client, and Security Measures Exemptions

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Two recent Illinois Appellate Court opinions provide public bodies clarity regarding the pre-decisional, attorney-client, and security measures exemptions of the FOIA. In the first case, Chicago Public Media v. Cook County...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Bid Protests – Filing an Agency Level Protest

There are three forums that hear bid protests – the agency conducting the procurement, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC). Click here for further information on where...more

BCLP

SEC Staff Announces Temporary Procedures for Supplemental Materials and Rule 83 Confidential Treatment Requests

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In light of health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, the SEC staff recently announced the availability of a temporary secure file transfer process for the submission of supplemental materials pursuant to Rule 418...more

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Blog: Temporary secure file transfer process for electronic submission of supplemental materials and Rule 83 CTRs

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In light of ongoing health and safety concerns arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Corp Fin has issued a statement regarding implementation of a new temporary secure file transfer process for the electronic submission of...more

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[Webinar] Email Investigation Best Practices: What We’ve Learned From Recent FOIA Releases - July 23rd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

The smoking gun isn’t a gun anymore; it’s an email, text or instant message. This interactive session will focus on strategies and best practices around email investigations illustrated with real documents obtained through...more

Jackson Walker

Confidentiality of Water Quality Management Plans in Texas

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The Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board (Soil Board) is responsible for the abatement and prevention of pollution resulting from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint source pollution in the state of Texas, as...more

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