Jeffrey Lupardo

Counsel - Department of Labor Solicitor’s Office

Jeff Lupardo is the Counsel for Labor-Management and Civil Rights Enforcement in the Department of Labor’s Solicitor’s Office. Jeff joined the Solicitor’s Office (SOL) in 2008 and has worked on numerous OFCCP enforcement actions and defensive cases brought against OFCCP under the Administrative Procedure Act. Further, Jeff works closely with OFCCP and SOL National Office leadership to implement agency enforcement and policy priorities. As part of his position, Jeff coordinates with the Regional Solicitors’ Offices regarding SOL involvement in OFCCP matters. Such involvement ranges from the time of scheduling through the filing of an enforcement action. In his current role, Jeff also advises the Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) on policy issues, formal rulemakings, as well as coordinates with the Department of Justice to litigate matters under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Prior to joining the Solicitor’s Office, Jeff worked in the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of the General Counsel.

4:15 PM – 5:30 PM

Wednesday, July 31

Workshop 1

Happy First Anniversary, New Scheduling Letter! Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead
Valentin Estevez, Charles River Associates; Jeff Lupardo, DOL Solicitor's Office; Consuela Pinto, FordHarrison LLP

Contractors began receiving OFCCP’s new scheduling letter almost a year ago. The new letter increased the scope and size of contractors’ submissions and shortened substantially contractors’ time to respond. The letter’s first anniversary is the perfect time for these presenters to discuss contractors’ experiences navigating the new requirements and to hear the agency’s feedback about the submission process and the approaches it follows when evaluating contractors’ submissions. Attendees will hear about:

Their peers’ experiences collecting the required items, engaging with the agency to submit responses promptly, and responding to the agency’s statistical analyses of the data submission
The panelists’ experience with the new scheduling letter and valuable advice for contractors to expedite the review of future submissions
Best practices to design and execute statistical analyses based on the expanded compensation data submission.