Valerie J.Hoffman

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Employment Law - Management (2022-2025) and Litigation - Labor & Employment Law (2023-2025)
• Recognized in The Legal 500 for Labor & Employment - Workplace Employment Counseling (Legalese Ltd.) (2017-2018, 2021)
• Listed in Leading Lawyers for Employment Law - Management (Law Bulletin Media)
• Rated AV Pre-eminent by Martindale- Hubbell for the past 25 years

• Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, current vice chair on the executive committee

• Los Padres Forest Association, vice president and executive board member

• Union College, former trustee, board secretary, and executive committee member

• Greater Los Angeles Industrial Liaison Group, board member

• Navistar Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board, former board member

• The Graduate College of Union University, former trustee and board secretary

• AIDS Foundation of Chicago, former director and executive committee member

• The National Conference for Community and Justice (former national advisor; Chicago region director; executive committee member)

• The University Club of Chicago, former director

• Remains Theatre (past president; vice president; board member)

• Co-Author, "Equal Pay Day 2022: Key Trends in Pay Equity," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 17, 2022)
• Co-Author, "OFCCP Issues New Directive Aimed at Collecting the Results of Federal Contractor Pay Equity Analyses During Compliance Reviews," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 16, 2022)
• Co-Author, "Breaking News: New EEOC Pay Report Proposed For Employers in 2017," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 29, 2016)
• Co-Author, "California Gender Pay Equality Bill To Be Strictest In Nation?," California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 9, 2015)
• Author, "The Proposed Equal Pay Report: What You Need to Know," The OFCCP Digest, Local Job Network, Volume 4, Issue 10 (October, 2014)
• Co-Author, "OMB Approves 'New' Audit Scheduling Letter…Finally!" Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 10, 2014)
• Co-Author, "OFCCP Proposes New Equal Pay Report," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 8, 2014)
• Co-Author, "OFCCP Finalizes Disability Self-Identification Form; Seyfarth Offering Fixed Fee Compliance Packages," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 27, 2014)
• Co-Author, "DOL’s Latest July 2013 Release Date for Final Veterans, Disability Rules Is Doubtful," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 17, 2013)  
• Co-Author, "OFCCP Posts Date Federal Contractors Must Use New Census Data for Adverse Impact Programs," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 15, 2013)
• Co-Author, "OFCCP Wins Major Battle Over Coverage Of Some Health Care Providers," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 5, 2013)
• Co-Author, "OFCCP’s New Compensation Plan Provides Little Direction," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 27, 2013)
• Co-Author, "What The Presidential Election Means For Federal Contractors: Insight Into What’s Ahead For Affirmative Action," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 9, 2012)
• Co-Author, "Statisticians Caution EEOC on the Challenges of Collecting and Measuring Pay Equity Data," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2012)
• Co-author, "Federal Contractors and Subcontractors be on the Alert: Federal Government Takes a Step Towards Creating the Elusive List of Federal Subcontractors," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 24, 2012)
• "DOL Extends Filing Deadline for 2011 VETS-100/100A Reports; Financial Institutions Will No Longer Sell U.S. Savings Bonds in 2012 & May No Longer Be Federal Contractors," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 12, 2011)
• "OFCCP Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Compensation Data Collection Tool," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 11, 2011)
• "OFCCP Releases Spring 2011 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 28, 2011)
• "DOL Announces OFCCP Priority of Seeking Class Relief for Equal Pay and Other Violations as Response to Dukes v. Wal-Mart," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 18, 2011)
• "OFCCP Issues New Directive On Functional Affirmative Action Programs," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 6, 2011)
• "Recall of OFCCP Audit Notices, Key OFCCP Management Changes & Other Important News," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 22, 2011)
• "OFCCP Seeks To Require Contractors To Produce Additional Information During All Audits," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 17, 2011)
• "OFCCP Publishes Proposed Vets Regulations in Federal Register," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 28, 2011)
• "The 'New' OFCCP In Action: 2011 Focus on Enforcement," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 1, 2011)
• "OFCCP Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Veterans Regulations Is Imminent," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2011)
• "OFCCP Directive 293: Jurisdiction Over Health Care Providers," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 9, 2011)
• "OFCCP Releases Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda," Management Alert, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 4, 2011)

NILG Annual Conferences:

• The Future is Now: Navigating through the Intersection of AI and Recruiting Technologies (August 25, 2020)
• Insights from Research: Why Are These Key Issues So Persistent And What To Do Next (August 1, 2019)
• How The Increasing Use of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Automation Affects Compliance (August 2, 2018)
• Legal Experts Panel (2018)
• Legal Experts Panel (2017)
• Managing the Worst Case AAP Results: What to Do Now (2017)
• Aspirins for Pay Audits: Building and Leveraging your HRIS to Take Away the Pain from Repeat Pay Equity Assessments (2017)
• Practical Solutions for Addressing Workplace Issues Relating to Transgender Individuals (2016)
• Legal Experts Panel (2016)
• Self-Auditing your Applicant Screening and Implementing Trackers (2015)
• Affirmative Action Compliance & Diversity/Inclusion - Identifying Synergies While Understanding Legal Risk (2015)
• Legal Experts Panel (2015)
• Policy Makers Talk about Revised FCCM, Other Agency Considerations & Title VII Perspectives (Carr/Lipnic/Hoffman) (2014)
• Legal Experts Panel (2014)
• Compensation Discussion with Pam Coukos, OFCCP (Coukos/Hoffman) (2013)
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Lessons Learned from Real Audits (2013)
• Multi Establishment & Enterprise Wide Compliance (2012)
• Applicant Tracking Trends & Compliance (2012)
• Experts Panel (2012)
• Be Prepared! How to Handle New and Emerging Issues in OFCCP Audits (2011)
• Social Media Platforms: The Recruiting Reality and Mitigating Risk (2010)

Other Presentations

• "Evaluating the Wage Gap 2.0 and What Should You Be Saying," Institute for Workplace Equality (September 30, 2020)
• "Pay Equity Think Tank," Breakfast Briefing, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco, CA (November 30, 2016)
• "OFCCP Revises Its Standard Audit Procedures- What You Need To Know About the Newly Revised Federal Contract Compliance Manual," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 26, 2013)
• "OFCCP’s ‘Game-Changing’ Disability and Veterans Regulations Finalized," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 3, 2013)
• "OFCCP’s New Compensation Plan Provides Little Direction," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 15, 2013)
• "Criminal Background Checks Now On The OFCCP's Radar," Webinar, presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 15, 2013)