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Court orders release of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports

Another chapter has unfolded in the ongoing saga relating to the unprecedented and massive FOIA request for all federal contractors’ EEO-1 Reports. As we previously reported, Will Evans, a reporter with The Center for...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Breaking News: OFCCP Posts List of Contractors Whose EEO-1 Data Will Be Released on February 8, 2023

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In an attempt to give contractors a final opportunity to object to release of their EEO-1 data, OFCCP has posted a list of contractors for whom the Agency will release the reports in response to the FOIA request filed by the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Industry Awaits as the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule Looms

EPA has proposed a special one-time reporting rule that will require businesses to go on record with the agency memorializing their contributions to PFAS in the marketplace. The final PFAS reporting rule is expected to be...more

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OFCCP Extends Deadline for EEO-1 Data FOIA Objections

​​​​​​​The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has extended the deadline for federal contractors and first-tier subcontractors to submit objections to a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed...more

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On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued unpublished notice of a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that impacts the federal contracting community.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

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OFCCP’s Significant Changes for Federal Contractors: AAP Verification Approval and Review of EEO-1 Pay Data

AAP Verification Is a Go: At long last, on August 31, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the new system that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) developed for federal contractors...more

Cozen O'Connor

AMG Capital Decision May Mean More FTC Collaboration With State AGs, Increased Costs, Longer Timelines

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has, for decades, considered itself a partner of state AGs in combatting anticompetitive, unfair, and deceptive trade practices, and state AGs certainly feel the same way. In December 2020,...more

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SBA Adopts New Process for Absolving Fraudulent Loans in Attempt to Provide Certainty to Affected Businesses

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The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was created on March 27, 2020 as part of the first COVID-19 relief package. Over the past year, Congress appropriated almost $700 billion to the PPP in an effort to provide forgivable...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Despite Pandemic-Related Disruptions, Securities Class Action Filings Remain High With No Signs of Slowing

Despite unprecedented disruptions to the court system from the COVID-19 pandemic, plaintiffs continued to bring securities class actions at elevated levels in 2020 — a sign that filings will remain high in the year ahead....more

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Judge Rules OSHA Can Release Employer Injury Records

On June 4, 2020, Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in The Center for Investigative Reporting v. Department of Labor that employers’ injury and illness...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Top 10 Developments and Headlines in Trade Secret, Non-Compete, and Computer Fraud Law for 2019 & 2020

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Continuing our annual tradition, we have compiled our top developments and headlines for 2019 & 2020 in trade secret, non-compete, and computer fraud law. Here’s what you need to know to keep abreast of the ever-changing law...more

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Landmark Supreme Court ruling on FOIA protection favors business

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Recently, 24 June 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision, Food Mktg. Inst. v. Argus Leader Media, 139 S. Ct. 915 (2019), that overturns a half-century of precedent and significantly expands the ability of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Guide to Redacting Commercially Sensitive Information From Exhibits Filed With the SEC

Rules requiring material agreements to be filed as exhibits to reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were amended to permit the redaction of immaterial and commercially...more

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And So It Begins Again: OFCCP Has Posted New List of Contractors That May Be Audited

On March 25, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a list of contractors and subcontractors identified for a potential compliance evaluation in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (which will end on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2018

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Connecticut Supreme Court To In-House Counsel: Your Internal Communications Are Privileged Only If Their "Primary" Purpose Was To...

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In September 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued a decision providing guidance on questions that frequently bedevil in-house counsel: are internal communications to and from in-house counsel protected by the...more

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Training slides can attract legal professional privilege

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The Information Commissioner held that a set of training slides provided to a public authority were not protected by legal advice privilege. However, this decision was overturned by the Tribunal, meaning that – in certain...more

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IFA Seeks OSHA Explanation of Applying a New Joint Employer Standard

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The International Franchise Association (IFA) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) asking for the rationale behind questions that its inspectors are...more

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CFPB Issues New Manual for Company Responses to Detailed Consumer Complaints

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On May 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("the Bureau") issued an updated Company Portal Manual (“the Manual”) containing new guidance and instructions for companies to respond to consumer complaints filed with the...more

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Former FTC Regional Director and Court of Appeals Justice Answers What To Do When the FTC Investigates

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We like to give you information that helps you stay off the radar of the Federal Trade Commission with posts. But, what do you do if the FTC does investigate? I asked newly-minted Gray Reed & McGraw shareholder Justice Jim...more

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