About Cynthia L. Hackerott
Cynthia L. Hackerott is an attorney and writer/analyst who has been with Wolters Kluwer Law & Business since 1998. She is the editor of CCH's OFCCP Federal Contract Compliance Manual and Aspen Publishers’ Fair Employment Practices Guidelines newsletter. In addition, she is a contributing editor to CCH’s Employment Law Daily, Employment Practices Guide and Accommodating Disabilities Decisions publications. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Kansas.
Recent posts by Cynthia L. Hackerott:
- FY 2014 budget proposal documents provide details on impending OFCCP actions and recent past progress, 15 May 2013
- NELI experts discuss current OFCCP audit practices and pending regulatory initiatives; nationwide clearinghouse for supplemental compensation data requests announced, 17 Apr 2013
- With similar case pending, High Court grants cert to Sixth Circuit ruling that Michigan’s voter-approved affirmative action ban unconstitutional as to university admissions policies, 10 Apr 2013
- Because new systemic compensation enforcement approach requires flexibility, OFCCP can provide “framework, not recipe” for evaluation, according to agency official, 12 Mar 2013
- When California FEHA plaintiff shows unlawful bias was substantial factor in termination, mixed motive defense, if proven, will preclude damages, but employer may not completely escape liability, 18 Feb 2013
- Citing EEOC’s unique role in advancing the public interest, court backtracks on its earlier decisions and allows agency to file amended complaint alleging class disability bias claims, 18 Jan 2013
- In second case to raise the issue, ALJ finds subject matter jurisdiction lacking over contractor’s complaint seeking declaratory judgment that OFCCP violated its Fourth Amendment rights, 13 Dec 2012
- Under SOX Section 304, SEC could seek compensation from company’s CEO and CFO even though they were not charged with any wrongdoing, 15 Nov 2012
- Apart from providing fodder for Internet memes, Romney’s “binders of women” comment is recognized as illustration of affirmative action, 19 Oct 2012
- NELI experts: OFCCP implementing “thoughtful” plan to justify audit practices, 15 Oct 2012
