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Valentin Estevez

Vice President - Charles River Associates

Dr. Valentin Estevez is a labor economist and Vice President at Charles River Associates, where he consults and serves as an expert witness in employment discrimination and wage and hour matters. He regularly prepares proactive statistical analyses of compliance with pay equity, wage and hour, and artificial intelligence usage regulations. Dr. Estevez also supports companies undergoing audits from government agencies such as the EEOC, OFCCP, and the California CRD. Dr. Estevez has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the NILG Advisory Council and a lecturer in economics at Texas A&M University.

    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
    10:30 AM – 11:45 AM

    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