Scott M. Pechaitis

Dec 14, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell |Scott M. Pechaitis |Nicholas Santucci

The Colorado Department of Labor Employment (CDLE) has issued the highly anticipated final Equal Pay Transparency (EPT) Rules and the Statement of Basis, Purpose, Specific Statutory Authority, and Findings, which seek to clarify the Colorado Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The rules, which are largely unchanged from their proposed version, will become effective on January 1, 2024.

Jul 11, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Laura Mitchell |Scott M. Pechaitis

A new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 52.204-27) enacted in June 2023 requires companies with covered contracts to ban the use of TikTok and other apps developed by ByteDance Limited on employee devices, including personal cell phones, which are used in the performance of government contracts. The ban does not apply to devices “incidental to a Federal contract” however, the term “incidental” is not defined.

Jul 11, 2023 | lexblog.com | Laura Mitchell |Scott M. Pechaitis

Laura A. Mitchell is a Principal in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action and OFCCP Defense practice group as well as the firm’s Pay Equity Resource Group. She is also on the leadership team for the firm’s Government Contractor Industry Group.

Jul 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Laura Mitchell |Scott M. Pechaitis

A new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 52.204-27) enacted in June 2023 requires companies with covered contracts to ban the use of TikTok and other apps developed by ByteDance Limited on employee devices, including personal cell phones, which are used in the performance of government contracts. The ban does not apply to devices “incidental to a Federal contract” however, the term “incidental” is not defined.

Apr 18, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Scott M. Pechaitis

On Equal Pay Day, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced three bills, including a national pay transparency bill, that she believes would help to close the pay gap between men and women. She  because it marks the additional days women must work to earn what men earned the prior year. One of the bills, the Salary Transparency Act, amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, would require all U.S. employers to provide the salary range for jobs in all advertisements.