Maybe I can shed a little light on the FedEx (Ground) Conciliation Agreement (i.e. settlement) with OFCCP since there seems to be much confusion and much interest among federal contractors. While this is a small settlement, it is nonetheless important to teach many different lessons about the Obama OFCCP.
First, I did not represent FedEx…the company had asked me many years ago to represent it, but I had then a conflict because one of my then retired partners (now deceased), we discovered, sat on the Board of FedEx rendering my then law firm ineligible to provide services to the company – an Ethics/Corporate Governance rule FedEx imposes on its Board members.
LESSON 1: Bundled Settlement Press Release …
THIS COLUMN IS MEANT TO ASSIST IN A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO OFCCP. IT IS NOT TO BE REGARDED AS LEGAL ADVICE. COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARTICULAR QUESTIONS SHOULD SEEK ADVICE OF COUNSEL.