Lynn Clements

Director, Audit & HR Services - Berkshire Associates

As Director of Audit & HR Services for Berkshire Associates, Lynn A. Clements oversees Berkshire’s Pay Equity, HR Services and Audit Defense practices. With 25 years of experience in the EEO and affirmative action space -- including eight years working as a senior official at EEOC and OFFCP -- Lynn brings a unique blend of regulatory knowledge and compliance experience to every project. Lynn is a faculty member at the Institute for Workplace Equality, co-authored the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Fall 2017 Report on Recommendations for Reform of the OFCCP, and has testified before Congress on EEO and pay equity issues. Lynn is secretary of the Baltimore ILG and has presented at national and local ILGs for over 15 years.

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Tuesday, July 30

Workshop 4

Elevate Your Approach – Turn Compliance into Commitment
Lynn Clements, Berkshire Associates; Sumi Shukla, IBM

Unlock actionable insights and transform your AAP practices! This session will empower you to align business priorities with AAP goals, design relevant job groups, and build successful execution teams. You will learn:

The essential information needed to synchronize business priorities with AAP goals
How to implement practical frameworks for effective AAP analyses and remediation of identified areas
How to evolve from mere compliance to a committed, strategic, and impactful approach

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Wednesday, July 31

Workshop 1

Happy First Anniversary, New Scheduling Letter! Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead
Valentin Estevez, Charles River Associates; Lynn Clements, Berkshire Associates; Consuela Pinto, PintoBrown, PLLC

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; feedback about the submission process, and the OFCCP’s evaluation of contractors’ submissions. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask the panelists and learn 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