Salvador T. “Tony” Perkins is Founder and President of Perkins & Associates.  He has over thirty years of experience in advising corporate managers on human resources and equal employment law matters.

Over the last twenty years, Mr. Perkins led the affirmative action plan (AAP) consulting business operations for DirectEmployers Association, Inc. and Gerstco, Inc., delivering customized solutions for Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) compliance for Federal Government Contractors nationwide.  The services provided include AAP development, managing OFCCP compliance audits, employee selection discrimination analysis, compensation discrimination analysis, HR compliance training, and Federal and State annual reporting.

Earlier in his career he was engaged in private law practice as a Partner in the Washington, D.C. firm of McGuiness, Norris & Williams, specializing in equal employment law.  He was elected Secretary of the Equal Employment Advisory Council (EEAC), a non-profit association of major corporate employers affiliated with the law firm, and served as counsel to EEAC’s EEO/AA Compliance Committee.  In this capacity, he provided counsel and advice to EEAC’s member companies on a wide variety of employment law issues.  Mr. Perkins also served as EEAC’s principal trainer, developing and delivering a full curriculum of training programs for managers and human resources professionals on compliance with employment discrimination laws and regulations.

Mr. Perkins is co-author of Developing Effective Affirmative Action Plans, 5th Edition, and Equity at Work: A Manager’s Guide to Fair Employment Laws and Practices, 2nd Edition, both published by EEAC.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.  He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the Federal courts.