ArticleOFCCP Seeks Comments On Discrimination Complaint FormOFCCP is seeking public comment its form for individual complaints of discrimination and retaliation. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleOFCCP Seeks Final Approval Of Its Pay Transparency Regulations From OMBOFCCP recently sent its proposed final regulations implementing Executive Order 13665 (the "Order") to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for final approval. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleOFCCP To Publicize New Affirmative Action RequirementsThe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced a plan to launch a PSA explaining to employees the new disability affirmative action requirements.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleOFCCP Updates Website With Resources For Section 503 ComplianceOFCCP recently updated its website with additional information for contractors to assist with their compliance with the final rule issued under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleReminder: Contractors Must Implement New OFCCP Self-Identification Form By August 4, 2020As we previously reported, on May 8, 2020 the OFCCP announced that the Office of Management and Budget approved its updated Disability Self-Identification Form (the "Form"). United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleReminder: Deadline For Contractors To Certify AAP Compliance Is June 29, 2023As we previously reported, federal contractors and subcontractors ("Contractors") have until June 29, 2023 to certify the status of their Affirmative Action Programs...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleReports: New OFCCP Director AppointedThere is little in Mr. Leen's background to gauge how his appointment will impact OFCCP. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleSenators Push For President Obama To Issue Executive Order Providing Federal Contractor Preference To "Model Employers"On May 15, 2015, a group of Democratic Senators sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to provide incentives to federal contractors to become what they call "model employers." United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleThree California Contractors Fined A Total Of $1.8 Million For Willful Violation Of CA Wage, Apprenticeship LawsThree contractors were found by the California Labor Commissioner to have "willfully" violated state wage and apprenticeship laws. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleTrade Group Seeks Greater Legal Protections For Contractors Operating In War ZonesEarlier this week, the Professional Services Council filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of a writ of certiorari of a Third Circuit decision regarding contractor immunity in war zones. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleTrump Administration Will Retain LGBT Protections For Government Contractor EmployeesAlthough the first eleven days of the Trump Administration have been full of activity and controversy...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleWhite House Announces Additional Executive Orders For Federal Government ContractorsPresident Obama is expected to sign two executive orders that will impose additional compliance obligations on federal government contractors.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleCourt Affirms $2.9 Million Verdict Against Employer That Failed To Obtain Green Card For EmployeePlaintiffs Michael and Fiona Reynaud (both British citizens) sued Michael's former employer, Technicolor, for negligence based upon its failure to timely obtain a green card for Michael, which would have permitted him...United StatesImmigrationProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleFederal Government Challenges California's "Sanctuary State" StatusOn Tuesday, the United States of America filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento, naming California Governor Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra as defendants...United StatesImmigrationProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleUSCIS Increases TN Period Of Stay To 3 YearsOctober 16, 2008 — Effective today, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is increasing the period of time Trade-NAFTA (TN) professional workers can be granted TN status from one year to three years. United StatesImmigrationProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleBMI Wins Summary Judgment Of Copyright Infringement After Restaurant Owner Fails To Respond To Requests For AdmissionPlaintiff Broadcast Music, Inc. ("BMI"), a music rights management organization that offers licenses to a massive catalogue of popular songs on behalf of copyright owners, ..United StatesIntellectual PropertyProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleEmergence Of Live Streaming Apps Brings Up Copyright, Privacy, Legal ConcernsThe big fight may be over, but the implications of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao with respect to real-time, one-to-many streaming of video through apps like Meerkat and Periscope are still rippling through...United StatesIntellectual PropertyProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleEveryScape’s Patents Hit Their Vanishing PointLast week, a federal jury in Massachusetts delivered a verdict in favor of patent-defendant Adobe Systems, invalidating all asserted claims of EveryScape’s two asserted patents.United StatesIntellectual PropertyProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleProskauer's Michael Cardozo Visits With Chinese Government LawyersJanuary 20, 2017 (NEW YORK) – Litigation partner Michael Cardozo recently spent a week in Beijing and Shanghai as part of a delegation arranged through the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.United StatesLaw Department PerformanceProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleVictory For A VetAs part of Proskauer's collaboration with the New York City Bar Justice Center, I recently had the honor of assisting an Army veteran in his claim for disability benefits ...United StatesLaw Department PerformanceProskauer Rose LLP