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Janet Q. Lewis

Of Counsel || Greenville

Employment Law, Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance

Janet Lewis is of counsel to the Greenville, SC office of Ogletree Deakins, and is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action/ OFCCP Compliance Practice Group. The majority of Ms. Lewis’ practice is devoted to representing federal contractors and subcontractors in compliance evaluations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In addition to preparing affirmative action plans and other required analyses, Ms. Lewis also advises clients on affirmative action jurisdictional, compliance and enforcement issues, as well as preventative strategies. Ms. Lewis provides affirmative action training programs and is a frequent lecturer in the areas of affirmative action and federal contractor compliance issues.

Employment Law, Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
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Education

Admittance to Practice

Professional Activities

  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • Greenville County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • South Carolina Women’s Law Association
  • South Carolina Industry Liaison Group Member

Speeches

Insights by Janet Q. Lewis

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2018 OFCCP Year in Review and What to Expect in 2019

The year 2018 brought increased activity and significant changes to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), including the appointment of new Director Craig E. Leen and the arrival of 12 new directives.

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What Does an OFCCP Scheduling Letter Look Like?

Every compliance evaluation that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) conducts begins with a scheduling letter. The letter notifies the contractor that it has been selected for an audit and identifies the contractor establishment to be audited. The letter is accompanied by an Itemized Listing of data to be submitted to OFCCP for review concerning the contractor’s affirmative action compliance.

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What’s In Store for Federal Contractors in 2016?

In 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) tackled what many believe was its most ambitious agenda since the agency’s inception. In 2016, we can expect more of the same—the Obama administration continuing to foist its most desired workplace policies on federal contractors whenever it doesn’t have the votes in Congress to pass laws that would apply more generally to U.S. employers. The following is a summary of some of the more significant OFCCP initiatives slated to take effect in 2016.

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OFCCP Files Suit Against Federal Subcontractor Staffing Agency for Alleged Discrimination and Harassment

In a complaint filed on June 17, 2015, OFCCP alleges that a staffing agency that supplies laborers to work for federal prime construction contractors at the prime contractors’ construction sites, permitted the prime contractors’ supervisors to harass the staffing agency’s Hispanic employees. According to the complaint, WMS Solutions, LLC, also discriminated against non-Hispanic applicants in hiring; discriminated against female, black, and white employees regarding pay; and failed to maintain personnel and employment records for two years.

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