Carrie Valdez

DOL Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Employees of Federal Contractors

By Carrie Valdez on October 3, 2016 Posted in DOL, Wage and Hour

Just a year after President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule mandating that federal contractors provide paid sick leave to employees who work “on or in connection with” federal contracts. The rule applies to new and renewed contracts with the … Continue Reading

OFCCP Issues New Sex Discrimination Rule

By Thomas Seger and Carrie Valdez on June 16, 2016 Posted in Discrimination

We have made progress as a country in opening career opportunities for women that were, for decades, the province of men. Yet, there is more work that lies ahead to eradicate sex discrimination. This is why it is important that we bring these old guidelines from the ‘Mad Men’ era to the modern era, and … Continue Reading