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The OFCCP Could Be Headed Your Way

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.06.18

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) mailed out 1,000 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL) on February 1, 2018, giving government contractors some advance notice that they are on the scheduling list for a compliance review this fiscal year. The OFCCP will start mailing the actual scheduling letters (which triggers the 30-day response requirement) on March 19, 2018. The OFCCP has announced that no more than 10 establishments of an individual contractor will be on the scheduling list, and no more than four establishments of an individual contractor will be audited by a particular district office. Some good news for contractors – the agency also announced that no establishment with a review closed in the last five years will be scheduled for a compliance review this year; an increase from the previous two-year reprieve.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.13.24

New FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)  recently announced that it approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”), broadening the rule’s coverage to inbound calls for technical support (“Tech Support”) services. For example, if a Tech Support company presents a pop-up alert (such as one that claims consumers’ computers or other devices are infected with malware or other problems) or uses a direct mail solicitation to induce consumers to call about Tech Support services, that conduct would violate the amended TSR. ...