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
- Live from Workplace Horizons 2024 — Episode 5: What Employers Need to Know About AI, ESG and M&A in the Workplace [Video] - (Posted On Sunday, May 12, 2024)
- Tenth Circuit Upholds Court’s Refusal to Enjoin Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Hike - (Posted On Friday, May 10, 2024)
- Live from Workplace Horizons 2024 — Episode 3: What Employers Need to Know About Being Compliant, Inclusive and Proactive [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, May 09, 2024)
- OFCCP Releases New Artificial Intelligence Guidance - (Posted On Wednesday, May 01, 2024)
- OFCCP Releases Updated Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark - (Posted On Thursday, March 28, 2024)
- OFCCP Contractor Portal to Open April 1 - (Posted On Tuesday, March 26, 2024)
- Breaking News: 2023 EEO-1 Data Collection to Open April 30 with June 4 Deadline - (Posted On Monday, February 26, 2024)
- OFCCP to Appeal Adverse EEO-1 Report Disclosure Order - (Posted On Thursday, February 15, 2024)
- Federal Contractors Required to Post Salary Ranges in Job Postings Under Proposed DOL Regulations - (Posted On Wednesday, January 31, 2024)
- Biden Administration Releases Proposed Rule Requiring Disclosure of Pay Information to Applicants and Prohibition of Reliance on Prior Salary History - (Posted On Wednesday, January 31, 2024)
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.