Contact: David Carew
(615) 661-0249, ext. 8077
dcarew@mleesmith.com

Federal Contractors to Receive Up-to-the-Minute Compliance Update via Nationally Broadcast Audio Seminar

NASHVILLE, TN, October 27, 2004 — Thousands of U.S. businesses that contract with the federal government now face VERY SERIOUS new compliance obligations, as a result of new regulatory actions by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). These developments affect nearly 27 million employees – approximately 23% of the total civilian workforce – who are employed by federal government contractors.

Making the situation even more treacherous for U.S. businesses, the OFCCP has promised dramatically increased enforcement actions.

To help federal contractors stay fully compliant with the new regulations—and avoid legal dangers—M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC is presenting an all-new audio seminar entitled “Up-to-the-Minute Compliance Update for Federal Government Contractors.” This nationally broadcast audio seminar will air live on Tuesday, November 16, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

The audio seminar will feature, as guest speakers, four top-level ‘Washington Insiders,’ including Charles E. James, Sr., who is Director of the OFCCP itself.

By listening to this audio seminar from the convenience of their own speakerphone or office phone, U.S. employers who contract with the federal government will:

• Get the very latest information on the serious new compliance challenges facing federal government contractors;
• Discover exactly what they NOW must know about federal contractors’ EEO and affirmative action obligations;
• Learn the key things they need to know about the recently announced audit selection criteria known as the Federal Contractor Selection System…and the OFCCP’s focus on corporate compensation practices;
• Get a clear update on the EO surveys, plus the recently implemented functional Affirmative Action Plans and separate facility exemptions and waivers; and more.

About the Four Special Guest Speakers
Charles E. James, Sr., is Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Employment Standards Administration and Director of the OFCCP itself.

William Doyle, Jr., is Deputy Director of the OFCCP.

David S. Fortney, an attorney with the law firm of Fortney & Scott, LLC, is a highly experienced OFCCP practitioner and co-editor of ‘Federal Employment Law Insider.’

W. Carter Younger, an attorney with the law firm of McGuireWoods LLP, is also a highly experienced OFCCP practitioner.

Pricing
Audio seminar only - $247 (total) per listening site
Audio seminar plus CD - $370
For the CD only - $247

Certified members of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) may submit credit hours to SHRM for certification credit. CLE credit is available for attorney participants.

Those interested in participating may register by calling M. Lee Smith Publishers Customer Service toll-free at 800-274-6774.

About M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC
Founded in 1975, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC of Brentwood, Tennessee is the only company in America that produces a state-specific workplace law newsletter for all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. The company also produces a wide variety of other newsletters, national and state-specific workplace law conferences and seminars, and other information products for HR professionals, business people, and attorneys, including the national award-winning video-based training series 10 Danger Zones for Supervisors. For more information please visit HRHero.com or mleesmith.com.

Audio seminar speakers are available as sources for features and interviews. For additional information or to schedule an interview, please call David Carew at (615) 661-0249, ext. 8077. E-mail: dcarew@mleesmith.com.

For more information on M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, please visit www.mleesmith.com and www.HRhero.com.