Laura A. Mitchell is a Principal in the Denver, Colorado, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She represents management exclusively in all areas of employment law, focusing on affirmative action and government contractor compliance.
Ms. Mitchell is a Principal in the firm’s Affirmative Action and OFCCP Defense practice group, representing government and non-government contractors in Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) matters, preparing for and defending OFCCP audits, and counseling employers on issues stemming from OFCCP regulations. Ms. Mitchell personally oversees the development of hundreds of AAPs each year and is intimately involved in the defense of numerous OFCCP audits. Ms. Mitchell also spends significant time counseling clients in connection with conducting pay equity analyses.
Ms. Mitchell is also on the leadership team for the firm’s Government Contractor Industry Group and a member of the firm’s Pay Equity Resource Group.
Ms. Mitchell is an editor and principle contributor of The Affirmative Action Law Advisor blog and frequently presents on pay equity, affirmative action compliance, OFCCP enforcement trends, and government contractor obligations.
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Ms. Mitchell counseled management as an in house attorney with a national telecommunications company.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Laura A. Mitchell
- OFCCP’s Agenda for 2019: More Audits and Increased Transparency - (Posted On Tuesday, November 06, 2018)
- OFCCP Seeks Public Comment on Leadership in Equal Access and Diversity Award - (Posted On Monday, October 22, 2018)
- OFCCP Seeking Comment on Contractor Disability Inclusion Recognition Program - (Posted On Friday, October 05, 2018)
- OFCCP and National Industry Liaison Group Enter into Memorandum of Understanding - (Posted On Tuesday, October 02, 2018)
- OFCCP Revises Latest CSAL List - (Posted On Thursday, September 27, 2018)
- OFCCP Makes CSAL List Supplement Publicly Available - (Posted On Thursday, September 20, 2018)
- Breaking News: OFCCP Releases Compliance Transparency and Ombud Service Directives - (Posted On Wednesday, September 19, 2018)
- OFCCP Seeks to Favorably Tweak Requirements to Encourage Contractors to Consider Functional Affirmative Action Plans - (Posted On Thursday, September 13, 2018)
- Additional Information on OFCCP’s Latest Round of CSALs - (Posted On Monday, September 10, 2018)
- BREAKING NEWS: OFCCP Issues New Round of CSALs - (Posted On Friday, September 07, 2018)
Laura A. Mitchell is a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for her coverage of the OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) rule and enforcement changes during the Trump administration. Ms. Mitchell regularly provides useful analysis of required notice provisions, changes in state wage laws, pay and gender equity concerns and OFCCP final rules and regulatory interpretations. Ms. Mitchell’s extensive experience with regulatory audits helps NLR readers know how to prepare and what to focus on in an ever changing regulatory landscape.