Meredith Gregston
Meredith provides advice and counseling on day-to-day employee-related and compliance matters, ranging from FMLA and ADA matters to termination best practices, restrictive covenants, and employment agreements, as well as advancements and changes in the pay equity space. She regularly assists clients through pay equity disputes and internal audits, and on global compliance with pay equity legislation. She also advises clients, including federal contractors, on affirmative action, legislative and regulatory changes affecting employment matters for federal contractors, and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) compliance issues, developing affirmative action plans and representing companies during the audit process.
Tuesday, July 30
Workshop 1
Clear as Mud - Understanding Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Requirements Coast to Coast
Meredith Gregston, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP; Craig Leen, K&L Gates LLP
Now perhaps more than ever, federal contractors and employers of all stripes are grappling with an increased focus on pay equity, and it is transforming employer approaches to compensation. Not only are federal contractors dealing with a ramped-up focus on pay equity and technical compensation compliance by OFCCP, in just the past few years states and localities from sea to shining sea have enacted new laws impacting various aspects of employers’ compensation practices. In this session, participants will learn about:
- Compensation analysis requirements applicable to contractors and strategies for compliance
- OFCCP enforcement priorities and approaches to compensation
- The myriad pay equity-related laws and requirements enacted – and coming down the pike – at the state and local level
The presentation will also review pay transparency requirements that affects all employers as well as the FAR proposed and likely soon-to-be-final on pay transparency for federal contractors. Attendees will leave with practical steps and best practices in how to approach their pay equity analyses, complying with the patchwork requirements of pay transparency, and more.
Wednesday, July 31
Workshop 1
What Have We Learned, What’s Next, and What Should Employers Do Now following Key SCOTUS Decisions?
Nita Beecher, FortneyScott LLC; Meredith Gregston, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP; Mickey Silberman, Silberman Law PC
The presenters will explain how the Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard/UNC, Groff v. DeJoy and Muldrow v. City of St. Louis put employers between a rock and a hard place. The presentation will provide participants with:
- Detailed information on the Supreme Court’s decisions
- How these decisions impact employer policies and practices
- How to avoid problems connected to these decisions
Thursday, August 1
NILG Advisory Council Discussion
Valentin Estevez, Dan Kuang, Craig Leen, Vicki Lipnic, Danny Petrella, Consuela Pinto
Moderator: Meredith Gregston, NILG Advisory Council Coordinator
