Kris D. Meade
Overview
Compliance with employment laws and regulations is always a challenge — particularly when an employer’s workforce is highly skilled, mobile and innovation-focused. With an emphasis on technology, consulting, healthcare and other information-driven industries, Kris works with boards of directors and senior corporate leadership to achieve their business goals through development of effective strategies focused on critical areas, including pay equity, the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in making employment decisions, racial equity and civil rights audits, and retention of top talent.
Career & Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., honors
- University of Michigan, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Kris's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.11.24
U.S. Chamber Submits Comments on the FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Regarding Pay Transparency
On January 30, 2024, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule entitled “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” (“Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule would: (1) prohibit contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information about job applicants’ compensation history when making employment decisions about personnel working on or in connection with a government contract; and (2) require contractors and subcontractors to disclose, in all advertisements for job openings involving work on or in connection with a government contract placed by or on behalf of the contractor or subcontractor, the compensation to be offered to the hired applicant for any position to perform work on or in connection with the contract.
Client Alert | 12 min read | 03.04.24
Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.08.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.17.24
Practices
- Labor and Employment
- OFCCP/Affirmative Action Plans
- Pay Equity
- Litigation and Trial
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Executive Practice
- Employment Discrimination Counseling and Litigation
- ERISA and Employee Benefits
- Labor Management Relations and Labor Disputes
- Labor and Employment Class Actions
- Whistleblower Investigations
- Government Contracts
- Investigations
- Trade Secrets and Insider Threats Investigations
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
- Environmental, Social, and Governance
- Regulatory Litigation
- Labor and Employment Investigations
- DEI in the Workplace
Industries
Kris's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.11.24
U.S. Chamber Submits Comments on the FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Regarding Pay Transparency
On January 30, 2024, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule entitled “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” (“Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule would: (1) prohibit contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information about job applicants’ compensation history when making employment decisions about personnel working on or in connection with a government contract; and (2) require contractors and subcontractors to disclose, in all advertisements for job openings involving work on or in connection with a government contract placed by or on behalf of the contractor or subcontractor, the compensation to be offered to the hired applicant for any position to perform work on or in connection with the contract.
Client Alert | 12 min read | 03.04.24
Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.08.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.17.24