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Nichole D. Atallah

Partner

Washington, DC

202.857.1000

natallah@pilieromazza.com

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Nichole counsels employers and their compliance professionals in a broad range of labor and employment matters, including employment discrimination, wage and hour, family and medical leave, labor union negotiations and grievances, executive compensation, and reductions in force. Nichole’s primary goal in representing employers is to help guide them through difficult situations, proactively address compliance, and avoid costly disputes. She serves as the Practice Group Chair for PilieroMazza’s Labor & Employment Group and Team Leader for the Firm’s Construction Industry Team.

Nichole advises clients with Department of Labor compliance audits and investigations and works proactively with clients via educational programs and training sessions to establish and maintain effective human resource policies that discourage employment disputes and lawsuits. She proactively advocates on behalf of clients that have a unionized workforce, assisting them during collective bargaining negotiations, labor-management disputes, and disputes pending before the National Labor Relations Board. Nichole also assists business owners and their management teams in general business matters, such as interpreting and drafting employee compensation and benefit arrangements and confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation, and separation agreements.

Government contractors rely on Nichole’s substantial expertise with FAR Part 22 compliance, including the Service Contract Labor Standards (the “Service Contract Act”), Construction Labor Standards (the “Davis-Bacon Act”), and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs requirements specific to government contractors. Nichole also offers guidance to tribally owned entities regarding their unique labor and employment issues, including Native American preference, sovereign immunity, and Title VII jurisdiction.

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Related Practice Areas

  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Audits & Investigations
  • Native American Law & Tribal Advocacy
  • Employee Incentive and Bonus Plans
  • Labor & Employment for Government Contractors

Related Industries

  • Construction Industry Team

Representative Matters

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Representative Experience

Employment law experience:

  • Counseling client’s regarding liability exposure when making work force decisions
  • Obtaining favorable outcomes in charges before the EEOC
  • Negotiating resolutions to employment agreement disputes and non-competition violations
  • Obtained settlement of EEOC discrimination charge for mere pennies on the dollar where complainant agreed to dismiss her charge in exchange for a small amount of money she claimed was due to her in back wages
  • Advising clients on application of workforce policies and procedures

Labor law experience:

  • Successfully negotiated several collective bargaining agreements for successor contractors that inherited an organized bargaining unit from a predecessor contractor
  • Obtained early resolution of several unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board
  • Counseled clients during the solicitation process and after award regarding the company’s relationship with the bargaining unit and its obligations
  • Assists clients through the grievance and dispute resolution process

Labor law regulatory compliance experience:

  • Successfully negotiated Service Contract Act liability with the Department of Labor with respect to misclassification of employees
  • Obtaining a substantial reduction in back payment liability for a client that miscalculated benefits owed to employees pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act
  • Negotiated a significant reduction in Service Contract Act Liability for client and assisted the client in defending its performance of work requirements when audited
  • Assisted client in working with the Department of Labor and a subcontractor to negotiate a resolution to subcontractor liability for Service Contract Act violations

General litigation experience:

  • Achieved favorable pre-trial settlement for a client sued by a former employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Obtained pre-trial dismissal in a breach of contract and unjust enrichment claim by bringing a motion to dismiss based on jurisdiction, revealing the weakness of the plaintiff’s claims and causing the plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit
  • Used effective litigation tactics to persuade counsel for plaintiff in employment discrimination suit to voluntarily dismiss the case (unpublished, 2012)
  • Achieved pre-trial dismissal of lawsuit and an award of sanctions in favor of our client, a corporate defendant, in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a disgruntled former employee (unpublished, 2012)

General corporate experience:

  • Drafting and interpreting employment and separation agreements
  • Advising clients in crafting incentive pay and executive compensation arrangements
  • Successfully brought and defended claims regarding non-compete and non-solicitation agreements

Insights

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Articles

  • Changes to Pay Equity Law Are Coming: It’s Time to Consider Auditing Your Pay Practices, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.02.21
  • PilieroMazza’s Nichole Atallah Comments on DOL Targeting Government Contractors for Wage Enforcement, 02.25.21
  • COVID-Related Construction Claims: 4 Key Strategies for Recovery, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.23.21
  • How Government Contractors Should Prepare for Biden’s Mask-Wearing Mandate, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.29.21
  • 2021 Labor and Employment Spotlight: A List of Key Legal Updates for Employers, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.13.21
  • Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.21.20
  • Unsure Whether You’ll Lose Tax Deductions for a Forgiven PPP Loan? Wait Until 2021 to File for Forgiveness, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.09.20
  • Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: 5 Things Contractors Should Do Now, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.06.20
  • PilieroMazza’s 889 Compliance Assistance Program, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.26.20
  • Virginia Companies Required to Update Handbooks and Workplace Policies: Pregnancy Discrimination Updates and More, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.26.20
  • DOL Publishes Guidance on Diversity Training Executive Order, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.08.20
  • Emergency Sick Leave Policy: Top 5 Measures to Defend Against a DOL Investigation, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.07.20
  • Court Vacates Key Parts of DOL “Joint Employer” Rule Months After Implementing, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.16.20
  • New Minimum Wage Requirements for Government Contractors May Impact Price Adjustments, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.10.20
  • Virginia First State to Adopt Workplace Safety Standards Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 07.17.20
  • BLOG: COVID-19 Is Spiking More Than Just Fevers: 5 Things to Remember with Union Organizing on the Rise, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.07.20
  • DC Launches Paid Family Leave Program July 1—What Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 07.01.20
  • Landmark SCOTUS Decision Holds Title VII Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 06.15.20
  • DOL Issues Temporary Regulations the Day the FFCRA Became Law, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 04.02.20
  • FFCRA Leave Effective April 1: DOL Issues Additional Guidance, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.31.20
  • The CARES Act and Leave Guide for Employers: Deciding Which Option is Best for You and Your Employees, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.27.20
  • BLOG: Employers: A Briefing on Federal Agencies’ Responses to COVID-19, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.25.20
  • COVID-19 Emergency Sick and Family Leave: What Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.18.20
  • Coronavirus in the Workplace—What Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.02.20
  • What You Need to Know to Prepare for Maryland Sick Leave Requirements, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.08.20
  • BLOG: Employers: Is Your FMLA Policy DOL Compliant?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.30.20
  • BLOG: New DoL Rule Clarifies Joint Employer Status Under FLSA, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.14.20
  • Impact of DOL’s Changes to FLSA Salary Basis Test on Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.26.19
  • BLOG: Impact of DOL’s Changes to FLSA Salary Basis Test on Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.26.19
  • BLOG: Minimum Wage for Government Contractors Increases January 1, 2020, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.20.19
  • BLOG: The Big Miss: When Job Misclassification Strikes Hard, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.23.19
  • The Impact of New DOL Proposed Rules on Government Contractors, 04.26.19
  • Buyer Beware: Outsourcing Labor Puts You at Risk of Prevailing Wage Violations, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.11.19
  • Key Considerations for Government Contractors Facing a Government Shutdown, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.14.18
  • How New Minimum Wage and Service Contract Act Health and Welfare Rates Apply to Your Contract, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.13.18
  • No-Poaching Agreements: You Could Be Criminally Liable, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.11.18
  • The FLSA Is 80 Years Old—Has It Made Us Wiser?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.27.18
  • OFCCP Announces Commitment to Training and Transparency: Can They Deliver?, 05.11.18
  • Legal Advisor Newsletter – First Quarter 2018, The Legal Advisor, 02.14.18
  • The Government Shutdown Top 10: Things You Should Know Before You Send Employees Home, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.18.18
  • Watch Out! Wage and Hour and Benefits Changes to Know About Now, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.21.17
  • Trump’s NLRB Makes Resolutions for the New Year: Rolls-Back Standards on Handbooks and Joint Employment Status, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.19.17
  • Bankruptcy Fails to Save Contractor from Multimillion Dollar SCA Back Wage Liability, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.20.17
  • H&W is Increasing and Includes Offsets for Mandated Sick Leave. What Now?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.03.17
  • Untangling Service Contract Act Vacation and Sick Leave Requirements, 04.28.17
  • Get a Handle on Changing Leave Laws, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.18.17
  • Paid Sick Leave and Part of Fair Pay, Safe Workplaces in Effect January 1, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.21.16
  • Court enjoins DOL Overtime Rule Implementation: December 1 Effective Date – No Longer Valid, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.13.16
  • Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Halted But Not Dead, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.27.16
  • What You Need to Know About Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Implementation, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.22.16
  • How Many of Your Employees Will Now Be Entitled to Overtime? DOL Doubles Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.18.16
  • Employer Policy Critical to Defense Against FMLA Liability, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.08.16
  • The Nuts and Bolts of a Labor and Employment Compliance Audit, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.02.16
  • Labor Compliance to Affect Contractor Eligibility For Awards of Federal Contracts in 2016, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.26.16
  • Mastering Price Adjustments for Increases in the Contractor Minimum Wage, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.22.15
  • The 10 Most Common Mistakes in Employment Handbooks That Can Lead to Legal Liability, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.10.15
  • The Shutdown Top 10: Things You Should Know About Employment Law Before You Send Employees Home, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.23.15
  • President Obama Follows States’ Lead in Establishing Paid Sick Leave, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.11.15
  • Analysis of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Proposed Rule, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.07.15
  • Top Five HR Headlines You Don’t Want to Miss!, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.29.15
  • The New Way We Work: Protecting Against the Legal Risks of Telecommuting, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.02.15
  • Proposed Rule Expected for White-Collar FLSA Overtime Exemptions, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.06.15
  • OFCCP Proposes Update to Sex Discrimination Guidelines – Nichole Atallah, Set-Aside Alert, 03.06.15
  • New Washington, DC Wage Law with Sweeping Changes In Effect This Week, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.24.15
  • Holiday Office Party Etiquette: Don’t Dance on the Table, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.15.14
  • First Zombies, Now Ebola, then What? Preparing for Communicable Diseases in the Workplace, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.31.14
  • Social Media Strikes Back! The Impact of Off-Hours Communications with Employees on Claims of Discrimination, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.21.14
  • SCA H&W Rate Increases to $4.02 per hour Effective July 22, 2014, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.30.14
  • EEOC Issues New Pregnancy Discrimination Guidelines, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.15.14
  • Minimum Wage for Contractor Employees on Fast Track to Your Contracts, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.08.14

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Events

  • Staying SCA Compliant in a COVID-19 Environment, Webinar, 03.11.21
  • Catch Your Breath – A New Era of Labor Enforcement, Webinar, 03.10.21
  • Risk Prevention Strategies: Avoiding Costly FLSA Missteps, PilieroMazza Webinar, 02.24.21
  • COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know, PilieroMazza Webinar, 02.02.21
  • Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review 2021: Labor and Employment Panel, Webinar, 01.25.21
  • Looking Ahead: Labor & Employment Policy, What to Watch for in 2021, Webinar, 01.20.21
  • Government Contracts Compliance: Employment, Health and Safety, Webinar, 01.14.21
  • May the Clause Be with You: FAR 52.222-43, Price Adjustments, Webinar, 12.16.20
  • Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans, PilieroMazza Webinar, 10.20.20
  • Return to Work: Not Business As Usual, Webinar, 09.09.20
  • When Sick Leave Runs Out—Managing Employee Absences and Balancing Legal Obligations, PilieroMazza Webinar, 08.04.20
  • WEBINAR: Compliance and Your Business: Managing SCA Costs and Liability, Webinar, 07.16.20
  • WEBINAR: Nuts and Bolts of SCA, PilieroMazza Webinar, 07.14.20
  • Certified Payroll: Guide to Avoiding False Certification, 06.10.20
  • WEBINAR: Return to Work Plan: Not Business As Usual, 06.09.20
  • WEBINAR: SCA Compliance Challenges in a COVID-19 Environment, 05.05.20
  • WEBINAR: Common Mistakes HR Professionals Make in Government Contracting, 04.21.20
  • WEBINAR: Tips for Keeping and Engaging Essential Employees in a Crisis, 04.20.20
  • WEBINAR: FUN with the FAR: Part 22 – Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions, 04.15.20
  • WEBINAR: USAV Town Hall Meeting, 04.08.20
  • WEBINAR: COVID-19 Survival: The $2 Trillion CARES Act and Your Business, Webinar, 04.01.20
  • WEBINAR: Teleworking in a COVID-19 Environment: Your Questions Answered, PilieroMazza Webinar, 03.31.20
  • WEBINAR: Teleworking in a COVID-19 Environment: What You Need to Know Now, Webinar, 03.25.20
  • WEBINAR: COVID-19: PilieroMazza Addresses Client Concerns on the Impact to Their Business, 03.18.20
  • COVID-19: PilieroMazza Addresses Client Concerns on the Impact to Their Business, 03.18.20
  • The Reach of Tribal Preference and Equal Employment Opportunity Laws for Tribally Owned Entities, 03.04.20
  • Labor Regulations, 02.03.20
  • Common Mistakes HR Professionals Make in Government Contracting, 01.15.20
  • Labor and Employment for Government Contractors: Yes, There Is a Difference!, 12.17.19
  • Labor and Employment for Government Contractors—Yes, There Is a Difference!, 11.12.19
  • Labor Regulations, 10.15.19
  • Surviving a DOL Audit, 09.25.19
  • PODCAST: GovCon Live! Episode 3 – Risk Mitigation Strategies with Nichole Atallah and Megan Connor, Webinar, 05.15.19
  • Not to “Belabor” Labor Laws Webinar, Webinar, 01.29.19
  • Webinar: How Federal Contractors Can Survive the Government Shutdown, Webinar, 01.25.19
  • Webinar: Labor Law Series, Webinar, 10.31.18
  • Staying Relevant in a Changing Federal Marketplace, Webinar, 09.12.18
  • Got Gov Con Questions? We’ve Got Answers!, Webinar, 07.12.18
  • Webinar: Employment Law for Government Contractors: Yes, It’s Different., Webinar, 07.11.18
  • VETS18 – Veteran Training Symposium, Webinar, 06.13.18
  • Considerations Before Bidding on Contract Opportunities, Webinar, 02.28.18
  • WEBINAR: Resolving Onboarding Mistakes That Cause Legal Problems on Federal Contracts, 01.01.70
  • WEBINAR: Key Labor & Employment Rules for Government Contractors, 01.01.70

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News

  • PilieroMazza’s M&A Team Advises Senture in Its Sale to Kingswood Capital, 03.03.21
  • PilieroMazza’s Nichole Atallah Comments on DOL Targeting Government Contractors for Wage Enforcement, 02.25.21
  • PilieroMazza Builds on Strategic Plan for the Future, 01.05.21
  • PilieroMazza Adds Attorneys to List of Super Lawyers®, 05.07.20
  • Nichole Atallah Comments on Small Business Benefits in CARES Act, FFCRA, and EFMLA, 04.17.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Forms “COVID-19 Client Response Team”, 03.18.20
  • Bloomberg Quotes Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers, 11.04.19
  • PilieroMazza Co-Sponsors “Block Kids Building Competition” with NAWIC DC Chapter, 04.15.19

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Podcasts

  • Insider Threats and Risk Mitigation Strategies, 05.15.19

Credentials

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Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2010, magna cum laude, Legislative Editor, Georgia State University Law Review
  • The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, B.A., 2004
  • Negotiations and Influence Certification, UC Berkeley, 2015

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • District of Columbia Superior Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Georgia Superior Court
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Activities/Honors

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Activities

  • Co-Chair, Employment, Labor, and Safety Committee, American Bar Association, 2018
  • Vice President, Public Contracts Law Section Employment Safety & Labor Committee, American Bar Association, 2016-2018
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Teacher, Street Law Inc., providing basic legal education to high school students
  • Recipient, Bleckley Inn of Court, 2009-2010
  • Recipient, Fulbright Scholar, Indonesia, 2004-2005

Honors

Rated by Super Lawyers Rising Stars Nicole D. Atallah SuperLawyers.com

District of Columbia Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Labor & Employment, 2018-Present 

JDSupra Readers' Choice Top Author 2016

JD Supra has recognized Nichole as a Top Author in their 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards.

Bio Representative Matters Insights Credentials Activities/Honors

Nichole counsels employers and their compliance professionals in a broad range of labor and employment matters, including employment discrimination, wage and hour, family and medical leave, labor union negotiations and grievances, executive compensation, and reductions in force. Nichole’s primary goal in representing employers is to help guide them through difficult situations, proactively address compliance, and avoid costly disputes. She serves as the Practice Group Chair for PilieroMazza’s Labor & Employment Group and Team Leader for the Firm’s Construction Industry Team.

Nichole advises clients with Department of Labor compliance audits and investigations and works proactively with clients via educational programs and training sessions to establish and maintain effective human resource policies that discourage employment disputes and lawsuits. She proactively advocates on behalf of clients that have a unionized workforce, assisting them during collective bargaining negotiations, labor-management disputes, and disputes pending before the National Labor Relations Board. Nichole also assists business owners and their management teams in general business matters, such as interpreting and drafting employee compensation and benefit arrangements and confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation, and separation agreements.

Government contractors rely on Nichole’s substantial expertise with FAR Part 22 compliance, including the Service Contract Labor Standards (the “Service Contract Act”), Construction Labor Standards (the “Davis-Bacon Act”), and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs requirements specific to government contractors. Nichole also offers guidance to tribally owned entities regarding their unique labor and employment issues, including Native American preference, sovereign immunity, and Title VII jurisdiction.

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Related Practice Areas

  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Audits & Investigations
  • Native American Law & Tribal Advocacy
  • Employee Incentive and Bonus Plans
  • Labor & Employment for Government Contractors

Related Industries

  • Construction Industry Team

Representative Experience

Employment law experience:

  • Counseling client’s regarding liability exposure when making work force decisions
  • Obtaining favorable outcomes in charges before the EEOC
  • Negotiating resolutions to employment agreement disputes and non-competition violations
  • Obtained settlement of EEOC discrimination charge for mere pennies on the dollar where complainant agreed to dismiss her charge in exchange for a small amount of money she claimed was due to her in back wages
  • Advising clients on application of workforce policies and procedures

Labor law experience:

  • Successfully negotiated several collective bargaining agreements for successor contractors that inherited an organized bargaining unit from a predecessor contractor
  • Obtained early resolution of several unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board
  • Counseled clients during the solicitation process and after award regarding the company’s relationship with the bargaining unit and its obligations
  • Assists clients through the grievance and dispute resolution process

Labor law regulatory compliance experience:

  • Successfully negotiated Service Contract Act liability with the Department of Labor with respect to misclassification of employees
  • Obtaining a substantial reduction in back payment liability for a client that miscalculated benefits owed to employees pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act
  • Negotiated a significant reduction in Service Contract Act Liability for client and assisted the client in defending its performance of work requirements when audited
  • Assisted client in working with the Department of Labor and a subcontractor to negotiate a resolution to subcontractor liability for Service Contract Act violations

General litigation experience:

  • Achieved favorable pre-trial settlement for a client sued by a former employee under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Obtained pre-trial dismissal in a breach of contract and unjust enrichment claim by bringing a motion to dismiss based on jurisdiction, revealing the weakness of the plaintiff’s claims and causing the plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit
  • Used effective litigation tactics to persuade counsel for plaintiff in employment discrimination suit to voluntarily dismiss the case (unpublished, 2012)
  • Achieved pre-trial dismissal of lawsuit and an award of sanctions in favor of our client, a corporate defendant, in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a disgruntled former employee (unpublished, 2012)

General corporate experience:

  • Drafting and interpreting employment and separation agreements
  • Advising clients in crafting incentive pay and executive compensation arrangements
  • Successfully brought and defended claims regarding non-compete and non-solicitation agreements

Articles

  • Changes to Pay Equity Law Are Coming: It’s Time to Consider Auditing Your Pay Practices, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.02.21
  • PilieroMazza’s Nichole Atallah Comments on DOL Targeting Government Contractors for Wage Enforcement, 02.25.21
  • COVID-Related Construction Claims: 4 Key Strategies for Recovery, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.23.21
  • How Government Contractors Should Prepare for Biden’s Mask-Wearing Mandate, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.29.21
  • 2021 Labor and Employment Spotlight: A List of Key Legal Updates for Employers, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.13.21
  • Second Wave of COVID Relief Is Here: 3 Key Provisions Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 12.21.20
  • Unsure Whether You’ll Lose Tax Deductions for a Forgiven PPP Loan? Wait Until 2021 to File for Forgiveness, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.09.20
  • Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping: 5 Things Contractors Should Do Now, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.06.20
  • PilieroMazza’s 889 Compliance Assistance Program, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.26.20
  • Virginia Companies Required to Update Handbooks and Workplace Policies: Pregnancy Discrimination Updates and More, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.26.20
  • DOL Publishes Guidance on Diversity Training Executive Order, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 10.08.20
  • Emergency Sick Leave Policy: Top 5 Measures to Defend Against a DOL Investigation, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.07.20
  • Court Vacates Key Parts of DOL “Joint Employer” Rule Months After Implementing, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.16.20
  • New Minimum Wage Requirements for Government Contractors May Impact Price Adjustments, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.10.20
  • Virginia First State to Adopt Workplace Safety Standards Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 07.17.20
  • BLOG: COVID-19 Is Spiking More Than Just Fevers: 5 Things to Remember with Union Organizing on the Rise, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.07.20
  • DC Launches Paid Family Leave Program July 1—What Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 07.01.20
  • Landmark SCOTUS Decision Holds Title VII Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 06.15.20
  • DOL Issues Temporary Regulations the Day the FFCRA Became Law, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 04.02.20
  • FFCRA Leave Effective April 1: DOL Issues Additional Guidance, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.31.20
  • The CARES Act and Leave Guide for Employers: Deciding Which Option is Best for You and Your Employees, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.27.20
  • BLOG: Employers: A Briefing on Federal Agencies’ Responses to COVID-19, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.25.20
  • COVID-19 Emergency Sick and Family Leave: What Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.18.20
  • Coronavirus in the Workplace—What Employers Need to Know, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 03.02.20
  • What You Need to Know to Prepare for Maryland Sick Leave Requirements, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.08.20
  • BLOG: Employers: Is Your FMLA Policy DOL Compliant?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.30.20
  • BLOG: New DoL Rule Clarifies Joint Employer Status Under FLSA, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.14.20
  • Impact of DOL’s Changes to FLSA Salary Basis Test on Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses, PilieroMazza Client Alert, 09.26.19
  • BLOG: Impact of DOL’s Changes to FLSA Salary Basis Test on Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.26.19
  • BLOG: Minimum Wage for Government Contractors Increases January 1, 2020, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.20.19
  • BLOG: The Big Miss: When Job Misclassification Strikes Hard, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.23.19
  • The Impact of New DOL Proposed Rules on Government Contractors, 04.26.19
  • Buyer Beware: Outsourcing Labor Puts You at Risk of Prevailing Wage Violations, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 03.11.19
  • Key Considerations for Government Contractors Facing a Government Shutdown, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.14.18
  • How New Minimum Wage and Service Contract Act Health and Welfare Rates Apply to Your Contract, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.13.18
  • No-Poaching Agreements: You Could Be Criminally Liable, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.11.18
  • The FLSA Is 80 Years Old—Has It Made Us Wiser?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.27.18
  • OFCCP Announces Commitment to Training and Transparency: Can They Deliver?, 05.11.18
  • Legal Advisor Newsletter – First Quarter 2018, The Legal Advisor, 02.14.18
  • The Government Shutdown Top 10: Things You Should Know Before You Send Employees Home, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.18.18
  • Watch Out! Wage and Hour and Benefits Changes to Know About Now, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.21.17
  • Trump’s NLRB Makes Resolutions for the New Year: Rolls-Back Standards on Handbooks and Joint Employment Status, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.19.17
  • Bankruptcy Fails to Save Contractor from Multimillion Dollar SCA Back Wage Liability, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.20.17
  • H&W is Increasing and Includes Offsets for Mandated Sick Leave. What Now?, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.03.17
  • Untangling Service Contract Act Vacation and Sick Leave Requirements, 04.28.17
  • Get a Handle on Changing Leave Laws, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.18.17
  • Paid Sick Leave and Part of Fair Pay, Safe Workplaces in Effect January 1, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.21.16
  • Court enjoins DOL Overtime Rule Implementation: December 1 Effective Date – No Longer Valid, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.13.16
  • Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Halted But Not Dead, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.27.16
  • What You Need to Know About Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order Implementation, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.22.16
  • How Many of Your Employees Will Now Be Entitled to Overtime? DOL Doubles Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.18.16
  • Employer Policy Critical to Defense Against FMLA Liability, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 04.08.16
  • The Nuts and Bolts of a Labor and Employment Compliance Audit, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.02.16
  • Labor Compliance to Affect Contractor Eligibility For Awards of Federal Contracts in 2016, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 01.26.16
  • Mastering Price Adjustments for Increases in the Contractor Minimum Wage, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.22.15
  • The 10 Most Common Mistakes in Employment Handbooks That Can Lead to Legal Liability, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 11.10.15
  • The Shutdown Top 10: Things You Should Know About Employment Law Before You Send Employees Home, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.23.15
  • President Obama Follows States’ Lead in Establishing Paid Sick Leave, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 09.11.15
  • Analysis of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Proposed Rule, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.07.15
  • Top Five HR Headlines You Don’t Want to Miss!, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.29.15
  • The New Way We Work: Protecting Against the Legal Risks of Telecommuting, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 06.02.15
  • Proposed Rule Expected for White-Collar FLSA Overtime Exemptions, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 05.06.15
  • OFCCP Proposes Update to Sex Discrimination Guidelines – Nichole Atallah, Set-Aside Alert, 03.06.15
  • New Washington, DC Wage Law with Sweeping Changes In Effect This Week, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 02.24.15
  • Holiday Office Party Etiquette: Don’t Dance on the Table, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 12.15.14
  • First Zombies, Now Ebola, then What? Preparing for Communicable Diseases in the Workplace, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 10.31.14
  • Social Media Strikes Back! The Impact of Off-Hours Communications with Employees on Claims of Discrimination, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 08.21.14
  • SCA H&W Rate Increases to $4.02 per hour Effective July 22, 2014, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.30.14
  • EEOC Issues New Pregnancy Discrimination Guidelines, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.15.14
  • Minimum Wage for Contractor Employees on Fast Track to Your Contracts, The PM Legal Minute Blog, 07.08.14

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Events

  • Staying SCA Compliant in a COVID-19 Environment, Webinar, 03.11.21
  • Catch Your Breath – A New Era of Labor Enforcement, Webinar, 03.10.21
  • Risk Prevention Strategies: Avoiding Costly FLSA Missteps, PilieroMazza Webinar, 02.24.21
  • COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know, PilieroMazza Webinar, 02.02.21
  • Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review 2021: Labor and Employment Panel, Webinar, 01.25.21
  • Looking Ahead: Labor & Employment Policy, What to Watch for in 2021, Webinar, 01.20.21
  • Government Contracts Compliance: Employment, Health and Safety, Webinar, 01.14.21
  • May the Clause Be with You: FAR 52.222-43, Price Adjustments, Webinar, 12.16.20
  • Revisiting Executive Compensation and Employee Incentive Plans, PilieroMazza Webinar, 10.20.20
  • Return to Work: Not Business As Usual, Webinar, 09.09.20
  • When Sick Leave Runs Out—Managing Employee Absences and Balancing Legal Obligations, PilieroMazza Webinar, 08.04.20
  • WEBINAR: Compliance and Your Business: Managing SCA Costs and Liability, Webinar, 07.16.20
  • WEBINAR: Nuts and Bolts of SCA, PilieroMazza Webinar, 07.14.20
  • Certified Payroll: Guide to Avoiding False Certification, 06.10.20
  • WEBINAR: Return to Work Plan: Not Business As Usual, 06.09.20
  • WEBINAR: SCA Compliance Challenges in a COVID-19 Environment, 05.05.20
  • WEBINAR: Common Mistakes HR Professionals Make in Government Contracting, 04.21.20
  • WEBINAR: Tips for Keeping and Engaging Essential Employees in a Crisis, 04.20.20
  • WEBINAR: FUN with the FAR: Part 22 – Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions, 04.15.20
  • WEBINAR: USAV Town Hall Meeting, 04.08.20
  • WEBINAR: COVID-19 Survival: The $2 Trillion CARES Act and Your Business, Webinar, 04.01.20
  • WEBINAR: Teleworking in a COVID-19 Environment: Your Questions Answered, PilieroMazza Webinar, 03.31.20
  • WEBINAR: Teleworking in a COVID-19 Environment: What You Need to Know Now, Webinar, 03.25.20
  • WEBINAR: COVID-19: PilieroMazza Addresses Client Concerns on the Impact to Their Business, 03.18.20
  • COVID-19: PilieroMazza Addresses Client Concerns on the Impact to Their Business, 03.18.20
  • The Reach of Tribal Preference and Equal Employment Opportunity Laws for Tribally Owned Entities, 03.04.20
  • Labor Regulations, 02.03.20
  • Common Mistakes HR Professionals Make in Government Contracting, 01.15.20
  • Labor and Employment for Government Contractors: Yes, There Is a Difference!, 12.17.19
  • Labor and Employment for Government Contractors—Yes, There Is a Difference!, 11.12.19
  • Labor Regulations, 10.15.19
  • Surviving a DOL Audit, 09.25.19
  • PODCAST: GovCon Live! Episode 3 – Risk Mitigation Strategies with Nichole Atallah and Megan Connor, Webinar, 05.15.19
  • Not to “Belabor” Labor Laws Webinar, Webinar, 01.29.19
  • Webinar: How Federal Contractors Can Survive the Government Shutdown, Webinar, 01.25.19
  • Webinar: Labor Law Series, Webinar, 10.31.18
  • Staying Relevant in a Changing Federal Marketplace, Webinar, 09.12.18
  • Got Gov Con Questions? We’ve Got Answers!, Webinar, 07.12.18
  • Webinar: Employment Law for Government Contractors: Yes, It’s Different., Webinar, 07.11.18
  • VETS18 – Veteran Training Symposium, Webinar, 06.13.18
  • Considerations Before Bidding on Contract Opportunities, Webinar, 02.28.18
  • WEBINAR: Resolving Onboarding Mistakes That Cause Legal Problems on Federal Contracts, 01.01.70
  • WEBINAR: Key Labor & Employment Rules for Government Contractors, 01.01.70

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News

  • PilieroMazza’s M&A Team Advises Senture in Its Sale to Kingswood Capital, 03.03.21
  • PilieroMazza’s Nichole Atallah Comments on DOL Targeting Government Contractors for Wage Enforcement, 02.25.21
  • PilieroMazza Builds on Strategic Plan for the Future, 01.05.21
  • PilieroMazza Adds Attorneys to List of Super Lawyers®, 05.07.20
  • Nichole Atallah Comments on Small Business Benefits in CARES Act, FFCRA, and EFMLA, 04.17.20
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: PilieroMazza Forms “COVID-19 Client Response Team”, 03.18.20
  • Bloomberg Quotes Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers, 11.04.19
  • PilieroMazza Co-Sponsors “Block Kids Building Competition” with NAWIC DC Chapter, 04.15.19

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Podcasts

  • Insider Threats and Risk Mitigation Strategies, 05.15.19

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2010, magna cum laude, Legislative Editor, Georgia State University Law Review
  • The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, B.A., 2004
  • Negotiations and Influence Certification, UC Berkeley, 2015

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • District of Columbia Superior Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Georgia Superior Court
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Activities

  • Co-Chair, Employment, Labor, and Safety Committee, American Bar Association, 2018
  • Vice President, Public Contracts Law Section Employment Safety & Labor Committee, American Bar Association, 2016-2018
  • Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Teacher, Street Law Inc., providing basic legal education to high school students
  • Recipient, Bleckley Inn of Court, 2009-2010
  • Recipient, Fulbright Scholar, Indonesia, 2004-2005

Honors

Rated by Super Lawyers Rising Stars Nicole D. Atallah SuperLawyers.com

District of Columbia Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Labor & Employment, 2018-Present 

JDSupra Readers' Choice Top Author 2016

JD Supra has recognized Nichole as a Top Author in their 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards.

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