Department of Labor Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence Tools

In response to President Biden’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued guidance documents on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Wage … Read More

OFCCP Contractor Certification Portal Launched on April 1, 2024

The Office of Federal Contract compliance Programs (OFCCP) Contractor Portal opened on April 1, 2024. Contractors must certify compliance no later than July 1, 2024. OFCCP implemented the annual certification process for Federal prime and subcontractors in 2022.  When certifying, contractors are affirming that they are in full compliance with OFCCP’s regulations. For the past two … Read More

Senator Sanders Strikes Again

In his 2016 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Sanders led the Fight for $15 to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.  He failed on the federal level but succeeded in sparking reforms on the state and local levels that have seen minimum wage laws in several jurisdictions meet or exceed … Read More