As part of the Trump administration’s stated push to eliminate illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has substantially increased investigations of employers suspected of employing undocumented...

Jul 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On June 18, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Jonathan Berry for Department of Labor (DOL) Solicitor of Labor, Andrew Rogers for Wage and Hour...

Jul 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On May 29, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued two memos to federal agencies on hiring federal workers based on merit in compliance with President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14170 directing...

Jul 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Among the more despised (and despicable) recent practices imposed by universities in the guise of supporting inclusion has been a “diversity statement” required of all applicants. The statements usually ask applicants to...

Jul 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

President Donald Trump began his second term with the force of a hurricane. In a matter of days, the face of the country and its government had profoundly changed. Entire federal departments were slated for elimination...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal on May 25, 2025. All private employers with 100 or more employees and any federal contractors with 50...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new civil rights fraud initiative, which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court short-circuited deliberations at the D.C. Appellate Court on whether President Trump can fire members of independent boards by granting the administration’s emergency request for a stay...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Recent rulings from two different federal district courts mean the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will have to revisit and revise its antiharassment guidance and its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider