Biography

Ms. Adams is a Senior Affirmative Action Specialist with the Labor and Employment Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw.  She specializes in all facets of affirmative action program development, development of statistical analyses, technical assistance, compliance review preparation and management and all phases of the OFCCP compliance review process.

Ms. Adams joined Seyfarth Shaw in 1992 and has worked exclusively in the Firm’s affirmative action area. She has assisted single and multi-facility establishments across a variety of industries on a nationwide basis. Her extensive expertise includes:

• Training of clients’ human resources staff responsible for affirmative action compliance and affirmative action plan development in either a one-on-one format or in small workshops.
• Presentation of Seyfarth Shaw seminars addressing issues in affirmative action compliance.
• Compensation analysis, including the model currently recommended by the National Office of the OFCCP.
• Impact ratio analysis using individual client human resources information to analyze employment activity such as internal and external applicants, hires, promotions, transfers and terminations.
• Preparation for OFCCP Compliance Review, including self audits and the gathering of materials responsive to an OFCCP request for documents.
• Development of affirmative action plans using clients’ databases or other information, including assistance in developing internal reporting and auditing mechanisms for affirmative action compliance.

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