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Category Archives: government contracting
Construction Contractors Subject To New OFCCP Rules
March 31, 2014 Because of a recent court decision, federal construction contractors must comply with several new regulations that many consider burdensome. An effort to exempt construction contractors from some of the new regulations was tossed out by a federal … Continue reading
OFCCP $2.2 Settlement Worth Noting
Don’t let the OFCCP drop off of your list of concerns. The sheer number of categories (female, Caucasian and Hispanic, black and Caucasian) and inclusion of multiple locations in several states in the settlement below should raise concerns. Follow the link … Continue reading
HR Should Budget Money For New Fed Contractor Veterans and Disability Requirements.
The new regulations for disabled individuals and veterans posted by the OFCCP yesterday afternoon dramatically change the requirements for federal contractors—at least 25% of the employers in the US—so this will be huge. Federal contractors will be required to ask … Continue reading
Confusion About Safety Incentive Plans – Legal or Illegal?
Questions about Safety Incentive Plans have resurfaced in a number of discussions and blogs because of OSHA’s steadily increasing rhetoric against safety incentive programs that rely on injury data and/or whose incentives OSHA deems to be of sufficient magnitude to … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, construction, discipline and discharge, employer policies, government contracting, government inspections, incentive plans, manufacturing, OSHA, plastics, workers comp
Tagged attacks on safety incentive plans, discrimination claims, disparate impact, employee safety, employer benefit plans, employer policies, Fairfax osha memo on safety incentive plans, lawful safety incentive plans, osha and safety incentives, OSHA Inspections, retaliation against employees for reporting injuries, safety incentive plans
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The Care and Feeding Of Counsel
My Las Vegas partner, Mark Ricciardi, recently posted the Fourth Part of his Blog on “Ten Reasons to Find a New Labor Employment Attorney.” I respect Mark’s opinions because he maintains some of our most enthusiastic clients. Over the next … Continue reading
Posted in acqusition and mergers, combustible dust, concerted protected activity, construction, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, food processing, government contracting, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, litigation, managing legal matters, manufacturing, NLRB, OSHA, plant openings and closures, plastics, retail, social media, union organizing, unions, wage hour, workplace violence
Tagged concerted protected activity, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, effective lawyers, employer policies, employment attorney, fast food restaurants, management labor attorney, managing lawyers, nlrb and social media, osha combustible dust requirements, OSHA Inspections, reducing legal fees, retail workers, union organizing, wage hour
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Employers Should Take the EEOC More Seriously In 2013
Some executives and managers consider EEOC charges to be a cost of doing business. Based on past experience, they do not treat Discrimination Charges with the same concern as other legal matters. The EEOC’s current focus on Systemic Discrimination and the … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, cultural changes, EEOC, employer policies, food processing, generational differences, government contracting, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, manufacturing, plastics, recruiting, retail
Tagged 2013, 2013 eeoc strategic plan, accomodating injured workers, ADA, controlling workers comp costs, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, discrimination claims, disparate impact, eeoc challenge of sick leave policies, eeoc systemic discrimination investigations, employee attitudes, employer policies, fast food restaurants, generational differences, managing younger workers, obesity in the workplace, retail workers, Return to Duty
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New Service Contracts With the Federal Government Require Employers to Offer Jobs to Displaced Employees of the Previous Employer.
It was already difficult to understand and comply with Federal Government Contracting Laws, such as Davis-Bacon, Walsh-Healey and the Service Contract Act (SCA). As of January 18, 2013, employers obtaining service contracts with the Federal Government will be required … Continue reading
Posted in construction, government contracting, government inspections, hospitality, Uncategorized, unions, wage hour
Tagged APPLICATION OF MCNAMARA-O’HARA SERVICE CONTRACT ACT (SCA), davis bacon, displaced workers, government contractors, McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA, SCA, service contract act, successor contractors, walsh healey
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