Within days of taking office, President Trump began taking steps to fundamentally reshape the laws and practices of the workplace. By means of a series of Executive Orders (EOs) and direct executive actions, 90 years of...
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On January 27, 2025, President Trump summarily fired National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwen Wilcox. Among other ramifications, this action reduced the NLRB to only two members and, thus, prohibited the current...
On March 6, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14230, titled “Addressing Risk from Perkins Coie LLP,” which targets the law firm for representing Hillary Clinton by removing its security clearances and...
On March 19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents addressing what they characterize as “unlawful” diversity, equity, and...
On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14188—titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism”—which he said was in response to an “unprecedented wave of vile anti-Semitism...
There were several important developments affecting federal contractors’ obligations on Friday, March 14. President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) eliminating federal contractor minimum wage, apprenticeship, and...
With the confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary and Keith Sonderling as Deputy Secretary, the leadership team at the Department of Labor (DOL) is finally in place. However, numerous questions about the...
Only two months have passed since the inauguration of Donald Trump. During that short period, the American government and the American workplace have undergone fundamental changes—and not only to the number of employees...
Among the actions President Trump took during the first weeks of his second term, he fired Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an...
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14173, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which revoked EO 11246 and launched an attack on what it...
After President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”)—which requires federal contractors to certify under the False Claims Act that they do not...
Federal contractors, private companies, and higher education institutions have struggled in recent weeks to understand what will be considered “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts by the Trump...
With the new presidential administration in place, employers and employees—labor and management—find themselves united in wondering about the future of workplace regulations, particularly the independent contractor rule...
President Trump appointed Andrea Lucas Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on January 21, 2025. Interestingly, hers was the only nomination that was announced as Acting, which may mean she...
Congressionally established departments shuttered without explanation; Special Counsels and a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member with fixed-terms and specific statutory protections summarily fired; appropriated...