On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, titled “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” The plan outlines the administration’s policy goals and directs federal agencies...
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The Senate confirmed Acting Chair Andrea Lucas for a second term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on July 31, and the Senate HELP Committee voted Brittany Panuccio out of committee on July 24. With...
In March 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14251, titled “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” which effectively ended collective bargaining rights for 30 federal agencies...
The Trump administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has adopted a markedly different posture on child labor enforcement compared to its predecessor—favoring employer engagement, state flexibility, and targeted...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Division is sending civil investigative demands (CIDs) to federal contractors seeking information on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices under its authority...
As President Trump’s nominees for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and General Counsel (GC) remain unconfirmed, the prospect of a one-person Board looms, and the NLRB continues to lose relevance. The hopes for...
“Who ya gonna believe? Me or your own eyes?” Chico Marx, Duck Soup (1933) You couldn’t make this up. President Trump doesn’t like the employment data generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), so he fires the BLS...
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Trump v. CASA that banned federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions was met with mixed feelings among employer groups. Some of the most well-known injunctions...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed only 16 lawsuits so far in 2025, far below the 36 filed at this time last year. Of the 16 lawsuits, six are sexual harassment, three are religious...
The first half of 2025 has ushered in a transformative period for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), marked by sweeping deregulatory initiatives, judicial reversals, and structural realignments. Under the Trump...
On July 8, 2025, T-Mobile notified Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr that it would be rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program so the FCC would approve the company’s...
Although the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is slated to be eliminated under the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget on October 1, 2025—the first day of FY2026—the...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been without a quorum since President Trump fired sitting NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox in January 2025, leading to litigation over whether the president has the authority to...
President Trump’s nominees for positions across several agencies continue to make their way through the confirmation process, including some who have advanced to the full Senate for a vote. Committee approves DOL, EEOC...
For generations, we’ve looked to the Supreme Court for thoughtful, reasoned opinions, published after months of deliberation with all the arguments set out before us. Notably, each Justice puts their name on the rulings...