Kris D. Meade

Admitted to Practice:  District of Columbia, Maryland

Speeches & Presentations

• "Labor & Employment," OOPS 2021, Crowell & Moring's 37th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (May 12, 2021). Presenters: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, Preston L. Pugh, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "What trends are emerging from the newest round of state and local COVID-related orders and what are the implications for employers?" Crowell & Moring Webinar (December 9, 2020). Presenters: Thomas F. Koegel, Kris D. Meade, Katie Erno, Rina M. Gashaw, and Amy Symonds.
• "Employment Law Update," OOPS 20/20 - Setting Your Sights (October 22, 2020). Presenters: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Preparing for Employees to Return to the Workplace: Strategies for Global Employers During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Crowell & Moring Webinar (April 29, 2020). Presenters: Kris D. Meade, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Nicole Janigian Simonian, Evelien Jamaels, and Jackson C. Pai.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s November Labor & Employment Update: All Pay Equity, All the Time – OFCCP Settlements, State Law Developments, Transparency, and Best Practices," Crowell & Moring Webinar (November 21, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, and Kimberley Johnson.
• "Third Thursday--C&M’s March Labor & Employment Update: Risks and Benefits of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Recruiting, Hiring, and Employment," Crowell & Moring Webinar (March 28, 2019). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris Meade, Rebecca Springer, and Christine B. Hawes.
• "Labor and Employment Update," OOPS 2017, Crowell & Moring's 33rd Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2017). Presenters: Kris D. Meade, Trina Fairley Barlow, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "What Will the New Year (and Administration) Bring for Government Contractors?" Crowell & Moring First 100 Days Webinar, Washington, D.C. (January 25, 2017). Presenters: Crowell & Moring Government Contracts Group.
• "'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces' Final Rule and Guidance: What You Need to Know," Webinar (September 7, 2016). Speakers: Stephen J. McBrady, David B. Robbins, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jason M. Crawford, and Laura J. Mitchell Baker.
• "'Oh, and Do This, Too' – Executive Actions Impose Ever-Expanding Labor-Related Burdens on Contractors," OOPS 2016, Crowell & Moring's 32nd Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 25-26, 2016). Moderator: Kris D. Meade; Panelists: Trina Fairley Barlow, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Proposed Rule and Guidance: What You Need to Know," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 10, 2015). Presenters: Angela B. Styles, Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, and Jason M. Crawford.
• "Proposed FAR Provision and DOL Guidance for Implementing ‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’ Executive Order," Defense Industry Initiative Best Practices Forum (June 2015). Presenters: Kris D. Meade and Peter J. Eyre.
• "The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order: What Will Come to Pass, and When?" OOPS 2015, Crowell & Moring's 31st Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C. (May 5-6, 2015). Moderator: Kris D. Meade; Panelists: Rebecca L. Springer and Jason M. Crawford
• "Third Thursday--C&M's February Labor & Employment Update: OFCCP Launches New Enforcement Initiatives," Webinar (February 19, 2015). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, and Trina Fairley Barlow.
• "What Will the New Year Bring: Labor Obligations," Crowell & Moring Webinar (January 7, 2015). Presenters: Kris D. Meade and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Dissecting the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order: Its Requirements, Ambiguities, Status, and Legal Vulnerabilities," National Association of Manufacturers Webinar (December 17, 2014). Speakers: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, and Stephen J. McBrady.
• "Federal Contracting Policy By Executive Order: What Does It Mean for Contractors?" Crowell & Moring Webinar (September 11, 2014). Presenters: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, and Jason C. Lynch.
• "Third Thursday - C&M's May Labor & Employment Update: Affirmitave Action and OFCCP Enforcement," Webinar (May 22, 2014). Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Key Employment and Labor Law Issues Facing Government Contractors," WMACCA Employment and Labor and Government Contractors Forum (December 3, 2013). Presenters: Christopher Calsyn, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Third Thursday--C&M's September Labor & Employment Update: Obligations under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act," Webinar (September 19, 2013). Presenters: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, and Rebecca L. Springer.
• "Sequestration: Preparing for Unprecedented Cuts to Federal Spending," L-2 Federal Resources Webinar (July 2012). Co-Presenters: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, Mike Gill, Stephen J. McBrady, and Stephan Rice.
• "Top Labor and Employments Issues For Government Contractors in 2012 and Beyond," Crowell & Moring's 2012 Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Washington, D.C. (May 9-10, 2012). Co-Speakers: Jeff Pagano, Ellen Dwyer, Kris Meade, Rebecca Springer.
• "I Was Told There Would Be No Math - What Every Employment Lawyer Should Know About Statistical Proof in Employment Matters," WMACCA Employment and Labor Forum (April 11, 2012). Panelist: Kris D. Meade.
• "Religious Accommodation Under Federal Law: The Essentials," NACUA CLE Workshop - Higher Education Emloyment Law 2012: Key Issues and Updates (March 21-23, 2012). Panelist: Kris D. Meade.
• "Fasten your seatbelts: A Review of Key OFCCP Initiatives and Enforcement Priorities as Take-Off Approaches," Crowell & Moring Webinar (October 6, 2011). Presenters: Cathy Kunz, Kris Meade, Ira Saxe, Jonathan Moskowitz, Rebecca Springer, and Jane Foster.
• "New Reporting Requirements: Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards," Crowell & Moring Webinar (September 20, 2010). Presenters: Peter Eyre, J. Catherine Kunz, Kris D. Meade and Gunjan Talati.
• "Government Contracts Labor: Working Hard for the Money," Caught in the Federal Procurement Fish Bowl, 26th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. (May 26-27, 2010). Moderator: Kris D. Meade. Presenters: Thomas P. Gies and Gunjan Talati.
• "Fox In The Hen House: Dealing With The Whistleblower Employee And Internal Investigation Issues," Crowell & Moring's Healthcare Ounce Of Prevention Seminar (HOOPS) (April 27, 2010). Presenters: Robert T. Rhoad and Kris Meade.
• "Labor and Employment Developments in President Obama's First 100 Days," Crowell & Moring Webinar Presentation (April 2009). Co-Presenters: Trina L. Fairley, William J. Flanagan, Thomas P. Gies and Kris D. Meade.
• "Unique Employment Law Obligations Imposed on Government Contractors: Tips for Compliance," Crowell & Moring's Labor Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Irvine, CA (April 8, 2009). Presenter: Kris D. Meade.
• "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Preparing For and Defending Against Pay Discrimination Claims," Crowell & Moring's Labor Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Irvine, CA (April 8, 2009). Presenters: Kris D. Meade and Dani T. Nguyen.
• "The Top Five Things You Would Not Believe About Employment Law," Crowell & Moring's 2008 Healthcare Ounce of Prevention Conference (October 2008). Co-Presenters: Trina L. Fairley and Kris D. Meade.
• "Emerging Labor and Employment Law Issues Impacting the Healthcare Industry," Crowell & Moring's 2007 Healthcare Ounce of Prevention Seminar (HOOPS) (October 2007). Co-Presenters: Keith J. Harrison and Kris D. Meade.

Publications

• "Pay Equity and Higher Education – A Changing Landscape," NACUA (National Association of College and University Attorneys) Notes, Vol. 18, No. 3 (January 24, 2020). Authors: Kris D. Meade, Jillian Ambrose, and Laura Offenbacher Aradi.
• "OFCCP Launches Three New Initiatives Impacting Its Relationship With Contractors," Pratt's Government Contracting Law (May 2019). Authors: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, and Laura Offenbacher Aradi.
• "Labor and Employment – The Spotlight Shines on Pay Equity," Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2017 (January 2017). Contributor: Kris Meade.
• "Final FAR Rule on Internal Confidentiality Agreements: Considerations for Contractors Before Employees Sign on the Dotted Line," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (January 18, 2017). Co-Authors: Gail D. Zirkelbach, Kris D. Meade, Christine Hawes, Jason M. Crawford, Charles Baek, and Jillian Ambrose.
• "Hold That Thought: OFPP Memo Stops FPSW Implementation," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (October 26, 2016). Co-Authors: Steve McBrady, Kris D. Meade, David B. Robbins, Jason M. Crawford and Laura J. Mitchell Baker.
• "Stop the Press: District Court Enjoins Implementation of 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,'" Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (October 25, 2016). Co-Authors: Steve McBrady, Kris D. Meade, David B. Robbins, Jason M. Crawford and Laura J. Mitchell Baker.
• Primer on the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Final Rule and Department of Labor Guidance,"Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (September 9, 2016). Co-Authors: Steve McBrady, Kris D. Meade, David B. Robbins, Jason M. Crawford, and Laura J. Mitchell Baker.
• "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule and Guidance Released," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (August 25, 2016). Authors: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, David B. Robbins, Jason M. Crawford, and Laura J. Mitchell Baker.
• "Administration Walks Back 'Economic Significance' Designation of New Rules," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (May 12, 2016). Authors: Steve McBrady, Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, and Jason M. Crawford.
• "Wait, What? Administration Now Designates 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces' as Not Economically Significant," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (May 10, 2016). Authors: Steve McBrady, Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, and Jason M. Crawford.
• "'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces' Rules Head to White House for Final Review," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (May 6, 2016). Authors: Steve McBrady, Jason M. Crawford, Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, and Robert Burton.
• "Regulatory Forecast 2016: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2016). Contributor.
• "Regulatory 2016 - The State of Play," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2016 (January 2016). Contributors: Angela B. Styles, Thomas (Tim) C. Means, Kris D. Meade, Elliott P. Laws, Mike Gill, W. Scott Douglas, and James G. Flood.
• "Not So Fast: Congress Gives DoL the Heisman on 'Fair Pay' Funding," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (December 21, 2015). Authors: Stephen J. McBrady, Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade and, Jason M. Crawford.
• "District Court finds SEC Regulation on Dodd-Frank Not Entitled To Deference on Whistleblower Protections," Crowell & Moring's Whistleblower Watch (December 10, 2015). Author: Kris D. Meade.
• "Nothing to Sneeze at: Obama Administration Issues 13th EO Targeting Federal Contractors," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (September 8, 2015). Authors: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, and Jason M. Crawford.
• "Congressional Committee Chairs Request that OFPP and DoL Withdraw 'Fair Pay' Proposed Rule and Guidance," Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (July 28, 2015). Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Peter Eyre, and Jason M. Crawford.
• "Obama Administration Issues Proposed Rule and Guidance for Implementing 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,'" Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum (May 27, 2015). Authors: Angela B. Styles, Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, Rebecca L. Springer, and Jason M. Crawford.
• "Regulatory Forecast 2015: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2015). Contributor.
• "'Watch List': New Jersey Supreme Court Considers Appeal of Indictment of Whistleblower Who Stole Cache of Confidential Documents to Support Claims," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog (November 14, 2014). Author: Kris D. Meade.
• "Litigation Forecast 2014: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2014). Contributor.
• "Litigation Forecast 2013: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," Crowell & Moring LLP publication (January 2013). Contributor.
• "Uncertain Advice In NLRB's Social Media Memoranda," Law 360 (June 26, 2012). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade and Christopher P. Calsyn.
• "Courts Apply the Doctrine of Equitable Estoppel to Prevent Employers from Skirting Liability for their Actions Toward Otherwise Ineligible Employees," Bloomberg Law Reports, Labor & Employment, Vol. 3, No. 33 (2009). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade and Christopher P. Calsyn.
• "The debate is over; Massachusetts issues its final regulations for personal information security," World Data Protection Report, Vol. 9, No. 4, BNA International (April 2009). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade and Robin B. Campbell.
• "Ledbetter Legislation Enacted - Now What?" Employment Law360 (January 30, 2009). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade, Ursula Kubal Guzman and Christopher Calsyn.
• "Revisit Independent Contractor Classifications," Society for Human Resource Management's Legal Report (October – November 2007). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade, Jeffrey Pagano, Ira M. Saxe and Jonathan A. Moskowitz.
• "Country Q&A: United States Information Technology," Practical Law Company, Information Technology Handbook, 2nd Edition (2007-08). Co-Authors: Gaela Bailey, Benjamin T. Butler, Christopher Calsyn, Robin B. Campbell, Charles C. Hwang, Kris D. Meade and John I. Stewart, Jr.
• "Traps for the Unwary: LM-10 Reporting Requirements," ACC Docket (March 2007). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer and Laura H. Huggett.
• "When Homeland Security Goes Abroad: The Global Collision of Privacy & Anti-Terrorism Laws," BNA's Federal Contracts Report, Vol. 85, No. 16 (April 25, 2006). Co-Authors: David Z. Bodenheimer and Kris D. Meade.
• "Country Q&A: United States Data Protection," Practical Law Company, Vol. 2: Data Protection (2006-07). Co-Authors: Gaela Bailey, David Z. Bodenheimer, Benjamin T. Butler, Christopher Calsyn, Robin B. Campbell, Charles C. Hwang, Kris D. Meade, Jeremy Rhyne and John Stewart.
• OFCCP Loses Bid to Extend 'Subcontractor' Status to Hospital, (2003). Co-Authors: J. Catherine Kunz and Kris Meade.
• "OFCCP Finalizes Rule Governing AAPs, Effective December 13, 2000: Ambiguous And Substantial New Requirements Face Contractors," Crowell & Moring Employment Law Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 15 (November 2000). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade and Rosemary M. Collyer.
• "Beat The Clock: OFCCP Moves Swiftly To Finalize Regulatory Reforms Before 2000 Elections," Labor & Employment Law Update (April 2000). Co-Author: Kris D. Meade and Kimberly K. Hartwell.
• "Labor Law Roundup: Disabilities Act, Punitive Damages Highlight Supreme Court Term," Crowell & Moring Mining Law Monitor, (July 1999). Co-Authors: Kris D. Meade, Terry Flynn and Andrew Bagley.
• "'New News' From The Labor Department: Increased Enforcement Activity Presents New Compliance Challenges," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update (January 1999). Co-Authors: Thomas P. Gies and Kris D. Meade.
• "EEOC Issues New Retaliation Guidance and Final Rule on Waivers," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update, Co-Authors: Ellen M. Dwyer and Kris D. Meade.
• "The Supreme Court Saddles Employers With Liability for the Sexual Harassment of Their Supervisors," Crowell & Moring Labor and Employment Law Update Co-Authors: Ellen M. Dwyer and Kris D. Meade.

Client Alerts & Newsletters

• "OMB Approves OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface: The Obligation to Certify Contractor AAPs May be Right Around the Corner," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 2, 2021). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Lynn Hsieh
• "DOL Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 2, 2021). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Monica DiFonzo Sterling, Jillian Ambrose
• "White House Announces New COVID Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Contractors Working at Federal Facilities," (July 30, 2021). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Anuj Vohra, Rachel Lesser
• "Employers Beware: Biden Executive Order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” Could Have Far-Reaching Implications," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 13, 2021). Contacts: Ellen Moran Dwyer, Kris D. Meade, Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Rachel Lesser, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E
• "COVID-19 Development – CDC Issues New Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated Individuals," (May 14, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Thomas F. Koegel, Kris D. Meade, Katie Erno, Gabrielle Trujillo
• "President Biden Signs Executive Order Mandating $15 Minimum Wage for Certain Employees on Certain Federal Contracts," Administrative Law Alert (April 29, 2021). Contacts: Lorraine M. Campos, James G. Flood, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose, Rina M. Gashaw
• "New California Law Requires Re-Hiring of Laid-off Hospitality and Business Services Workers for Open Positions Through 2024," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 28, 2021). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Suzanne E. Rode, Kimberley Johnson
• "New York State Requires Employers to Provide Paid Leave to Obtain COVID-19 Vaccinations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 18, 2021). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Lynn Hsieh
• "D.C.'s New Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Creates Untenable Situation for Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 22, 2021). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, Rachel Lesser
• "DFEH Provides Additional Guidance on California Equal Pay Reporting Requirements and Posts a User Guide for Its Pay Data Reporting Portal," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 3, 2021). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Suzanne E. Rode
• "DFEH Provides Additional Guidance on California Equal Pay Reporting Requirements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 12, 2021). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Suzanne E. Rode
• "Executive Order Prohibiting Bias Training? Ignore That. DoD Issues Class Deviation to Comply with Nationwide Ban on EO 13950 Provisions.," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 8, 2021). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Monica DiFonzo Sterling
• "Colorado’s New Pay Equity Law Takes Effect January 1, 2021," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 14, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Suzanne E. Rode
• "DFEH Provides More Answers to Questions About California’s New Annual Pay Data Reporting Requirements, Including Which Employers Are Required to Submit Pay Data Reports," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Suzanne E. Rode
• "EO 13950 Continues to Make Headlines: Agencies Issue Class Deviations and Lawsuits Challenging the EO are Pending," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Preston L. Pugh, Rebecca L. Springer, M. Yuan Zhou, Jillian Ambrose, Gabrielle Trujillo
• "DFEH Begins to Provide Some Answers to Questions About California’s New Annual Pay Data Reporting Requirements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 5, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Suzanne E. Rode
• "NAACP Seeks Injunction of EO Banning Implicit Bias Training," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 30, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Preston L. Pugh, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "OFCCP Issues Request For Information on EO Prohibiting Race and Sex Stereotyping and Scapegoating," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 23, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Preston L. Pugh, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "California Implements Its Own Version of Equal Pay Reporting," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 9, 2020). Contacts: Suzanne E. Rode, Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade
• "Guidance Issued on Executive Order Banning Unconscious Bias Training," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 9, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping Bans Some Diversity Training, Raises Significant Constitutional and Other Questions for Contractors," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 23, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Kris D. Meade, Preston L. Pugh, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "President Issues Executive Order Addressing Use of Foreign Labor in Federal Contracting and Hiring," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 5, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes, William B. O'Reilly
• "Labor Provisions of the USMCA: What Multinational Employers Should Know," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 4, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Nicole Janigian Simonian, Christine B. Hawes, Jackson C. Pai
• "CDC Updates its COVID-19 Interim Guidance, Including Sector-Specific Best Practices," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 22, 2020). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Thomas F. Koegel, Kris D. Meade, Tyler Brown
• "EEOC Delays Collection of 2019 EEO-1 Data Until 2021," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 8, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "EEOC Clarifies Today That Employers May Test Employees For COVID-19," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 23, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Katie Erno
• "OFCCP Remains Active - New Scheduling Letters and Agency Directives Will Impact Audits," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 23, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "White House Issues Guidance on “Opening Up America Again”," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 17, 2020). Contacts: Kelly T. Currie, Peter Eyre, Olivia Lynch, Kris D. Meade, Gabrielle Trujillo
• "New CDC Guidance for Employers When Employees Are Potentially Exposed to COVID-19," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 10, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Lynn Hsieh
• "Are Essential Employees Required to Wear Masks/Face Coverings in the Workplace?," (April 7, 2020). Contacts: Ellen Moran Dwyer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Eric Su, Kimberley Johnson
• "President Signs Second Coronavirus Response Package Following Bipartisan Negotiations," Regulatory Alert (March 19, 2020). Contacts: James G. Flood, Tim Shadyac, Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes, Eric Homsi, Suzanne E. Rode, Matthew Vicinanzo
• "Order to Shelter in Place in San Francisco Bay Area," (March 17, 2020). Contacts: Gregory D. Call, Thomas P. Gies, Thomas F. Koegel, Kris D. Meade, Suzanne E. Rode
• "Planning for Temporary Workplace Closures and Related Actions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 16, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Katie Erno, Nicole Janigian Simonian, Jackson C. Pai, Suzanne E. Rode
• "NYC Considers Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 13, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Jillian Ambrose
• "Employer Responses to COVID-19 in Real Time," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 13, 2020). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Katie Erno, Nicole Janigian Simonian, Jackson C. Pai, Suzanne E. Rode
• "OFCCP's December 30, 2019 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Significant Substantive Issues for Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 6, 2020). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "Maryland Sexual Harassment Disclosure Reporting Now Live," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 11, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Katie Erno
• "President Trump Revokes Obama-Era Executive Order Requiring Successor Service Contractors to Offer Right of First Refusal of Employment to Certain Qualified Workers of Predecessor Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 6, 2019). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Eric Su, Kris D. Meade
• "California’s So-Called Gig-Worker Law Codifies "ABC Test" for Independent Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 26, 2019). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Christine B. Hawes
• "New Jersey Enacts Salary History Ban," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 30, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca Monck Ricigliano, Rebecca L. Springer, Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Jillian Ambrose
• "New York State Expands Prohibitions on Wage and Salary History Discrimination," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 16, 2019). Contacts: Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Abandons Dramatic Expansion of Information To Be Supplied at Outset of Compliance Reviews," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 11, 2019). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer
• "The U.S. Announces Endorsement of OECD’s Principles for Responsible AI," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 4, 2019). Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Laura J. Mitchell Baker, Michelle D. Coleman
• "EEOC Announces it will Require both 2017 and 2018 W-2 Data By September 30, 2019 . . . But the Saga Continues," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 6, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Ninth Circuit Determines That Dynamex Independent Contractor Test Applies Retroactively," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 3, 2019). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Suzanne E. Rode
• "Some Clarity at Last – Employers Must Submit EEO-1 Pay Data by September 30," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 25, 2019). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "EEOC Tells Court that Employers Could Be Required to Submit EEO-1 Pay Data by September 30," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2019). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade
• "Department of Labor Institutes New Pilot Program to Expedite Processing of Discretionary Suspensions and Debarments," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 4, 2019). Contacts: Peter Eyre, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "Out Like a Lion: March Brings New Obligations to Employers Doing Business in New Jersey," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 27, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca Monck Ricigliano, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer, Arlen Pyenson
• "Guidance on EEO-1 Reporting Obligations Expected April 3," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 20, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "EEO-1 Pay Reporting Obligations Back On?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 7, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "EEO-1 Deadline Extended to May 31, 2019," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 5, 2019). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Launches Three New Initiatives Impacting Its Relationship with Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 12, 2018). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Laura Offenbacher Aradi
• "OFCCP Extends TRICARE Moratorium," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 23, 2018). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "NJ Law Amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 2, 2018). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "Ninth Circuit Holds that Prior Salary Does Not Justify Pay Disparities," (April 16, 2018). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Trina Fairley Barlow, Katie Erno
• "OFCCP Sets New VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Percentage," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 2, 2018). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "EEO-1 Reports Due March 31st," (March 14, 2018). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe
• "The OFCCP Could Be Headed Your Way," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 6, 2018). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "DOL Overtime Rule: The Latest . . . And What Now?," (September 6, 2017). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "Labor Bulletin: Office of Management and Budget Halts Revisions to EEO-1 Report," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 31, 2017). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Jillian Ambrose
• "Shades of Lazarus: Is Blacklisting Rule Coming Back to Life?," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 17, 2017). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "New York City Imposes "Fair Workweek" Restrictions on Scheduling of Work for Retail and Fast Food Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 6, 2017). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "New York City Restricts Salary History Inquiries to Applicants for Employment," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 17, 2017). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "The Month in International Trade — April 2017," International Trade Bulletin (May 4, 2017). Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Edward Goetz, Frances P. Hadfield, Daniel Cannistra, Alan W. H. Gourley, Alexander H. Schaefer, John B. Brew, Robert L. LaFrankie, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, Edward Norman, Kris D. Meade
• "Rhetoric: Yes — Substance: Not Yet," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 19, 2017). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Kris D. Meade
• "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, We Hardly Knew Ye," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 28, 2017). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "End of the Road for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces," Government Contracts Bullet Points (March 8, 2017). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "Final FAR Rule Limits Contractors’ Use Of Employee Confidentiality Agreements," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 25, 2017). Contacts: Gail D. Zirkelbach, Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes, Charles Baek, Jillian Ambrose
• "DOL Overtime Rules Enjoined," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 23, 2016). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "U.S. Antitrust Agencies Offer "Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals"," Antitrust Law Alert (October 27, 2016). Contacts: Ryan C. Tisch, Kris D. Meade, Astor Heaven
• "Idle Your Engines: Feds Instruct Agencies to Stand Down on "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 26, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "Government Enjoined from Implementing Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 25, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "Suit to Stop Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Filed," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 13, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "Paid Sick Leave Soon Required," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 3, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Charles Baek
• "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule and Guidance Released," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 24, 2016). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, Laura J. Mitchell Baker
• "Revised EEO-1 Report Moves One Step Closer to Implementation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 15, 2016). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe
• "Maryland Enacts Revised Equal Pay for Equal Work Law," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 6, 2016). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer, Christine B. Hawes
• "Administration Walks Back “Economic Significance” Designation of New Rules," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 13, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade
• "Wait, What? Administration Now Designates “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” as Not Economically Significant," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 10, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade
• "“Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Rules Head to White House for Final Review," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 9, 2016). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, Robert A. Burton
• "DOL’s New Fiduciary Rule Has Far-Reaching Tentacles," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 29, 2016). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "Gesundheit: Proposed Rule Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 29, 2016). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade
• "Bah Humbug: Appropriations Bill Contains Lump of Coal for DoL on "Fair Pay" Funding," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 21, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "Final Rule for Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Set for April 2016," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 30, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "California Legislature Passes Fair Pay Act; Governor Brown Poised to Sign," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 18, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Christine B. Hawes
• "Nothing to Sneeze at: Obama Administration Issues 13th EO Targeting Federal Contractors," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 8, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "Comment Period for 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces' Extended Again," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 7, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "Comment Period for "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Extended – A Bit," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 16, 2015). Contacts: Stephen J. McBrady, Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "Proposed Rule and Guidance Issued for Implementing "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 28, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Announcing "Whistleblower Watch," Crowell & Moring's New Blog Covering Whistleblower Issues," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 13, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, David W. O'Brien, Daniel W. Wolff, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Christine B. Hawes
• "Final Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Retaliation Regulations Issued," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 12, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes
• "OMB and DoL Direct Agencies to Appoint Labor Compliance Advisors Pursuant to "Fair Pay" EO," (March 9, 2015). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "SEC Ramps Up Dodd-Frank Enforcement by Scrutinizing Confidentiality and Financial Award Restrictions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 4, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Legalized Marijuana in D.C. – Implications for Area Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 27, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Changing Landscape for Labor Unions at Academic Institutions: Implications of Pacific Lutheran University," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 30, 2015). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Laurel Pyke Malson
• "OFCCP Final Rule Bars Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Discrimination," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 5, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Peter Eyre
• "DOL Publishes Final Rule Implementing Executive Order 13658," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 9, 2014). Contacts: Trina Fairley Barlow, Kris D. Meade, Peter Eyre
• "OMB Approves Revised OFCCP Scheduling Letter," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 3, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Three Years Later, the Next Shoe Drops: OMB Approves Revised OFCCP Scheduling Letter," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 1, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer
• "SEC Announces Record $30-35 Million Whistleblower Award," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 30, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Christine B. Hawes
• "Join Crowell & Moring for a Webinar on New Executive Orders," Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 9, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "2nd Circuit Affirms Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Provisions Don’t Extend Beyond U.S., Sidesteps Debate Over Internal Whistleblower Protection," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 21, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Christine B. Hawes
• "New Executive Order Shines Spotlight on Contractor Compliance With Labor Laws," (August 4, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Peter Eyre, Stephen J. McBrady, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Beware of Oververification of Lawful Permanent Residents," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 25, 2014). Contacts: Alan W. H. Gourley, Kris D. Meade
• "President Issues Executive Order Raising Minimum Wage for Some Federal Contractor Employees – Questions Remain," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 14, 2014). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Peter Eyre, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Issues Final Disability Self-Identification Form," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 31, 2014). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "New OFCCP Regulations to go into Effect March 23, 2014," Health Care Alert (September 26, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer
• "'You Looked At What?' SCA Traps for Employers Who Access Personal Social Media or Email Accounts," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 5, 2013). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "OFCCP Final Rules Significantly Expand VEVRAA and Section 503 Obligations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 29, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe
• "U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review Board Reverses Prior Ruling and Holds that a Tricare Network Provider is a "Subcontractor" Under OFCCP Regulations," Health Care Alert (July 30, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Christopher Flynn, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Fifth Circuit Limits Scope of Who Qualifies to Bring Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Retaliation Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 24, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "New Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form Required as of May 7, 2013," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 6, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Honor Costello
• "Federal Court Rules Hospitals Contracting with FEHBP HMO are "Subcontractors" Subject to Federal Affirmative Action Requirements," Health Care Alert (April 5, 2013). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "New OFCCP Compensation "Guidance" Offers Little to Guide Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 11, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe
• "U.S. Department of Labor Publishes New FMLA Regulations that Significantly Expand Military Leave Provisions and Modify Eligibility Rules for Airline Flight Crews," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 20, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "California Supreme Court Approves Partial Mixed Motive Defense Under FEHA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 12, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "California Employee Accused of Discrimination Barred from Proceeding With Own Discrimination and Defamation Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 6, 2013). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "In the Wake of Canning - Turmoil at the NLRB Because of Recess Appointments," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 1, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "California Employment Law Developments for 2013," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 28, 2013). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "White House and Military Departments Release Guidance as (Another) Budget Deadline Approaches," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 18, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Workers Performing Service Contracts," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 3, 2013). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Peter Eyre, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OMB Directs Agencies to Prepare for Sequestration," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 12, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "Lead Plaintiff's Failure to Report Alleged Unpaid Work Time Under The Employer's Reporting Policies Dooms FLSA Collective Action," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 20, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "Participants in TRICARE Program Celebrate the Administrative Review Board's Florida Hospital Decision – Should Other Companies Care?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 12, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe
• "Davis-Bacon Violation Leads to FCA Liability," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 16, 2012). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "NLRB Says "Yes," You Can Be Fired for Something You Post Online," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 15, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "Administration Weighs In (Again) on Contractor Contingency Planning," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 5, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "NLRB Issues its First Social Media Policy Decision," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 24, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Christine B. Hawes
• "California Enacts Legislation that Substantially Broadens Employers' Obligations to Provide Religious Accommodations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 21, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes
• "NLRB Rules Against Routine Requests for Confidentiality in Ongoing Employer Investigations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 14, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant
• "DOL Guidance on WARN Act Requirements," Government Contracts Bullet Points (August 1, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "DOL Issues WARN Act Guidance to Federal Contractors in Light of Sequestration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 1, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Andrew W. Bagley
• "Sequestration: What Does It Mean for Federal Contractors?," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 6, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Stephen J. McBrady
• "The NLRB's Acting General Counsel Asserts an Unprecedented Challenge to Employee Handbook Receipt Provisions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 8, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "Seventh Circuit Authorizes An "Issue Class Action" in Response to Dukes," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 3, 2012). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "California High Court Rejects Fee Request For Rest Break Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 2, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Andrew W. Bagley, Ira M. Saxe
• "Transgender Employees Protected By Federal Law Against Discrimination," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 23, 2012). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "California and the USDOL Stake Out Common Ground in Focusing on Alleged Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 16, 2012). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "NLRB Clarifies Its Position Regarding Employees' Social Media Usage," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 2, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "“Collyer Lite” -- NLRB Announces Limitation on Collyer Deferral," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 26, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "FMLA Protections from Interference and Retaliation Extended to Pre-Eligible Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 25, 2012). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "NLRB and FINRA Signal Federal Push To Create A Right for Employees To Pursue Collective Litigation Regardless of Arbitration Agreements," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 12, 2012). Contacts: Jared Levine, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "NLRB Issues Final Rule On "Quickie" Elections," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 22, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• ""Sea Change" in OFCCP Disability Regulations Would Mean Increased Turbulence for Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 14, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer
• "NLRB Scales Back -- But Not By Much -- The New "Quickie" Election Rules it Proposed on June 22, 2011," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 6, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "Federal Court Upholds OFCCP Demand For Data," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 21, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Ira M. Saxe
• "OSHA Revises Its Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Rules Impacting Public Companies and Their Affiliates and Subsidiaries," Environment & Natural Resources: Occupational Safety & Health Alerts (November 9, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Ira M. Saxe
• "California Seating Lawsuits Meeting Resistance, But Employers Shouldn't Sit Idly By," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 21, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "California Enacts Legislation Limiting Employers' Use of Consumer Credit Reports for Employment Purposes," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 12, 2011). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Seattle Enacts Ordinance Requiring Paid Sick Leave and Paid Safe Time," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 29, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "NLRB Makes Employee Rights Poster Available on its Website Shortly After Commencement of a Lawsuit Challenging its Posting Rule," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 15, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant
• "OFCCP Seeks Input on Development of New Compensation Reporting Tool," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 16, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Employee Absences for Medical Reasons: An Expanding Source of Liability," (August 11, 2011). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "OFCCP Drumbeat Continues: Agency Announces New FAAP Procedures," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 1, 2011). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "Think That California Lawsuits Over Seating Concern Only Retail Cashiers? Think Again," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 26, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "NLRB Sues Arizona in Federal Court over Constitutional Amendment Requiring Secret Ballot Elections for Union Representation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 18, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Glenn D. Grant, Ira M. Saxe
• "Philadelphia Is Latest Jurisdiction to "Ban the Box" in Hiring Processes," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (May 16, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Glenn D. Grant, Ira M. Saxe
• "New York State Department of Labor Issues Guidance and Sample Templates in Connection With the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 12, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "We're Staying Open to Handle Your Shutdown Questions," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 8, 2011). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Daniel R. Forman, J. Chris Haile, Kris D. Meade, Peter Eyre
• "EEOC Issues Final Regulations on ADA Amendments Act of 2008," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 7, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies
• "New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Takes Effect on April 9, 2011," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 4, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Oral Complaints are Sufficient to Support an FLSA Retaliation Claim," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 28, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "Shutdown Suspicions? Crowell & Moring Identifies the Questions You Should Be Asking," Government Contracts Bullet Points (February 25, 2011). Contacts: Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Daniel R. Forman, J. Chris Haile, Kris D. Meade, Peter Eyre
• "OFCCP Directive Continues Agency's Efforts To Expand Its Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers," Health Care Alert (January 28, 2011). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Christopher Flynn, Rebecca L. Springer
• "NLRB Flexes Its Muscles by Opposing State Constitutional Amendments Requiring the Use of Secret Ballot Elections for Union Representation Purposes and Limiting Deferral to Arbitration," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 26, 2011). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "DOL Again Applies Expansive Interpretation of "Subcontractor"," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 29, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Marijuana Legalization Under California's Proposition 19: The Impact on Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 27, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "New Whistleblower Incentives and Protections in the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 31, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Interim Rule Requires Federal Contractors to Report Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 12, 2010). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer, Peter Eyre, Ira M. Saxe
• "Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division Provides Answers, Raises New Questions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 23, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Supreme Court Rules that Government Search of Employee's Text Messages Was Reasonable," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (June 19, 2010). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Kris D. Meade
• ""Rebalancing" The Federal Workforce," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 6, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "What Should Large Employers Do Now? Implications of Dukes v. Wal-Mart," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 29, 2010). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Fourth Circuit Enforces Employee's Pre-Filing Release of Qui Tam Action under the False Claims Act, Dismisses Suit," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 21, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Becker Means Change At The Labor Board," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 1, 2010). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "European Parliament Hearing of László Andor, Commissioner-designate for Employment and Social Affairs," Labor & Employment Law Alert - Europe (February 4, 2010). Contacts: Emmanuel Plasschaert, Kris D. Meade
• "New FTC Guidelines Require Employers To Strengthen Social Networking Policies," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 8, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "New EU Data Breach Notification Requirements," Privacy Law Alert (January 4, 2010). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Sweeping Prohibition on Arbitration of Employment Disputes in 2010 Defense Appropriations," Government Contracts Bullet Points (December 28, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Congress Limits Arbitration of Employment Disputes by Defense Contractors and Subcontractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 23, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "DOL Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Executive Order 13496 - Notice of NLRA Rights," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (August 10, 2009). Contacts: Ira M. Saxe, Kris D. Meade
• "Minimum Wage Increases Federally And In 16 Jurisdictions," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 24, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Obama Administration to Begin E-Verify Enforcement For Certain Federal Contractors on September 8, 2009," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (July 20, 2009). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "Administration To Begin E-Verify Enforcement On September 8, 2009," Government Contracts Bullet Points (July 15, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Supreme Court Shifts To "But For" Test In Age Discrimination in Employment Act Claims," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 30, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Hospitals Contracting With HMO to Provide Medical Services to Federal Employees Held to be "Subcontractors" Even Where Subcontract Fails To Include EEO And Affirmative Action Provisions," Health Care Alert (June 17, 2009). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Ira M. Saxe
• "E-Verify Enforcement Suspended Until September 2009," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 8, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Reaux Decision Provides Wake Up Call for Employers Regarding FMLA Policies," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 2, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "European Working Party Offers Guidance On Discovery For Cross-Border Civil Litigation," Privacy Law Alert (March 5, 2009). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E
• "European Working Party Offers Guidance On Discovery For Cross-Border Civil Litigation," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (March 5, 2009). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Kris D. Meade
• "Ninth Circuit Withdraws Sullivan v. Oracle Decision Applying California Labor Laws To Non-California Residents," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 20, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Ledbetter Legislation Enacted – Now What?," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 29, 2009). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Massachusetts Sets the New Standard, But Delays Implementation," Privacy Law Alert (December 4, 2008). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Revised FMLA Regulations Clarify Employer Obligations," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 4, 2008). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "FTC Grants Reprieve: Health Care Companies Prepare," Privacy Law Alert (November 14, 2008). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "E-Verify -- Immigration Enforcement Comes to Federal Contracting," Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 14, 2008). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Brian Tully McLaughlin
• "FTC Grants Reprieve: Health Care Companies Prepare," Health Care Alert (November 14, 2008). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "ADA Amendments Act Rejects Supreme Court Decisions Limiting Scope of ADA," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (September 24, 2008). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "New Executive Order and Proposed Rule Require Government Contractors to Use "E-Verify" System," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 16, 2008). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Government Contractors Must Use E-Verify," Government Contracts Bullet Points (June 11, 2008). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Large Employers Beware: Ninth Circuit's Wal-Mart Decision Affirms Class of 1.6 Million Current and Former Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (February 7, 2007). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Alert for Clients Engaged In Retail or E-Commerce Credit/Debit Card Transactions," Privacy Law Alert (January 16, 2007). Contacts: Daniel A. Sasse, Kris D. Meade
• "EU Data Protection Authorities Finds Transfer of Financial Data by SWIFT to U.S. Department of Treasury Illegal," Privacy Law Alert (December 18, 2006). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "Belgian Data Protection Authority Outlaws Transfer of Banking Records to US Department of Treasury," Privacy Law Alert (October 3, 2006). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "OFCCP Issues Final Guidance on Systemic Compensation Discrimination and Contractor Self Evaluation," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (June 16, 2006). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "The Global Collision Of Privacy & Homeland Security," Government Contracts Bullet Points (May 10, 2006). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "To Notify or Not to Notify - 2006 Update," Privacy Law Alert (April 7, 2006). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "DOL Announces New LM-10 Guidance and Extended Filing Deadline," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (March 9, 2006). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Moves To Eliminate Burdensome EO Survey And Offers "Grace Period" For Compliance With Internet Applicant Rule," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (January 27, 2006). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Moves To Eliminate Burdensome EO Survey," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 26, 2006). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "French Corporate Environment Not So Whistleblower-Friendly," Government Contracts Bullet Points (January 9, 2006). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "To Notify, or not to Notify? Trend Towards Security Breach Notification Laws Continues," Privacy Law Alert (December 1, 2005). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "New DOL Reporting Requirements For Employers," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (December 1, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "Proposed Changes To EEO-1 Reporting Impact All Employers With 100 or More Employees," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 17, 2005). Contacts: Rebecca L. Springer, Kris D. Meade
• "Davis-Bacon Act Reinstated," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 31, 2005). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Andrew W. Bagley
• "OFCCP Issues "Internet Applicant" Definition," Government Contracts Bullet Points (October 12, 2005). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Rebecca L. Springer
• "OFCCP Issues "Internet Applicant" Definition," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (October 10, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "FTC Alert," Privacy Law Alert (June 6, 2005). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• ""Disparate Impact" Theory Available In Age Discrimination Cases," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (April 7, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• ""Disparate Impact" Theory Available In Age Discrimination Cases," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 7, 2005). Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade
• "New Standard Clauses For Data Transfers To Data Controllers In Non-EU Countries," Privacy Law Alert (January 24, 2005). Contacts: Kris D. Meade, Thomas De Meese
• "Hospital Not A Subcontractor Under Federal Employees Health Benefit Program," Health Care Alert (February 4, 2003). Contact: Kris D. Meade
• "OFCCP Finalizes Rule Governing AAPs, Effective December 13, 2000: Ambiguous And Substantial New Requirements Face Contractors," Labor & Employment Law Alert - US (November 1, 2000). Contact: Kris D. Meade

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• Top 7 Workplace Legal Trends for 2017
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• DOL Proposes Paid Sick Leave Mandate for Federal Contractors, on Obama's Order
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• The Pro Bono Effect: Nonprofits, Small Businesses Can Benefit From Training
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• 5 Issues Gov't Contractors Need To Know About In 2015
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• Attorneys Cite More OFCCP Enforcement, Question Lack of Compliance Guidance
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• "Practice Leader" Q&A with Crowell & Moring's Kris D. Meade
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