What Every Federal Contractor Needs To Know About Employment Law

This event qualifies for 6 CLPs

If your company is involved with federal contracting, do you know all the employment rules and regulations you’ll need to follow in order to stay compliant within your contract? Are you not following proper protocol without even realizing it?

The employment laws, executive orders, and regulations applicable to federal contractors present an ever-changing sea of compliance challenges, and well-meaning contractors often find themselves either under the regulatory microscope or on the unexpected receiving end of a demand letter from plaintiff’s counsel (or both!).

Our comprehensive “What Every Federal Contractor Needs To Know About Employment Law” course will provide you with a thorough understanding of the employment authorities and unique challenges you’ll need to be aware of in order to avoid conflict and legal action.

Taught by employment attorneys who specialize in the needs of federal contractors, this course provides attendees with detailed course materials covering the statutory texts, regulations and regulatory guidance, and court decisions. Our classroom is an interactive forum that assists HR and in-house legal professionals identify and mitigate risk as well as avoid violations and lawsuits. We’ll also provide examples of court cases and guidance on addressing common, real world employment law challenges.

NEW: In 2017, the course has been updated to include an additional instructional module that covers pay equity & auditing compensation!

Topics Covered:

Essentials of the Service Contract Labor Standards (formerly the Service Contract Act) and Common Errors
Updates on OFCCP and Executive Orders
Primer on Title VII, ADEA, and ADA
NLRA for non-union employers
FLSA Basics & Common Errors
Leave Laws – FMLA, USERRA, sick leave

What’s Included:

Breakfast
Light refreshments
Course materials

Credits Available:

6 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits (anticipated)
6 Professional Development Credits (PDC) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM
6 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, SPHRi™ recertification through HRCI®

Speaker and Presenter Information

David Warner heads Centre’s litigation, audit, and investigation practices. He is a seasoned counselor and advocate with more than twenty years of experience in the resolution and litigation of complex business and employment disputes before state and federal courts and agencies. His practice is particularly focused on the government contractor, nonprofit, and hospitality industries.

David counsels contractors in bid protests, claims, and appeals. He has dealt extensively with the U.S. Department of Justice and offices of inspector general of several agencies, including the General Services Administration, with respect to audits and investigations concerning alleged fraud, False Claims Act, and Trade Agreement Act compliance issues. He also has extensive experience representing contractors in affirmative action, Davis-Bacon Act, and Service Contract Labor Standards compliance audits.

David routinely represents employers in litigation concerning alleged violations of Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, and other federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination and retaliation. In addition to day-to-day counseling on employment actions, David provides guidance concerning the design and implementation of effective and defensible application, hiring, promotion, and compensation practices, including conducting comprehensive audits of personnel practices to proactively identify and remediate issues that could give rise to class claims.