For much of the 19th century, the United States was hobbled by widespread government corruption. “To the victor go the spoils” supplanted a government “of, by, and for the people.” Only a national disgust with post-Civil...
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In a July 10 court filing, The New York Times ( NYT) accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) of unconstitutionally retaliating against it for its coverage of the Trump administration. The EEOC had sued...
On July 3, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) submitted 10 regulatory changes to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), both proposed and in final-rule stage. The major regulatory changes include...
House Republicans proposed a 27% funding decrease for the Department of Labor (DOL), mirroring much of the Trump administration’s goals and perspectives. In prior years, similar proposed cuts have been successfully...
The Supreme Court’s June 2026 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter—striking down traditional “for-cause” removal protections for commissioners of independent agencies (and most of their senior staffs)—has been called a “seismic...
Keith Sonderling, the Secretary-Designate of Labor, had his hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on July 16. The proceeding went along expected lines. Sonderling, widely...
The second Trump administration has few hallmarks of consistency. The numerous policy reversals, the rapid personnel changes, the dizzying “rogue’s gallery” of enemies and friends make it difficult to know what the goal...
As part of the Trump administration’s second regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed numerous regulatory and deregulatory proposals. The executive summary of the DOL’s agenda states the agency’s...
In response to a request from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 9 issued an opinion declaring the EEOC’s...
On June 9, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) concluded its review of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) proposal to rescind its...
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the federal district court for the District of Maryland challenging the actions taken to implement Executive Order (EO)...
A divided House passed a bill that would impose strict bargaining timelines and final contracts on employers and labor groups when negotiating a first union contract. The Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) would empower...
On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14409, titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” which established the administration’s latest policy related to artificial...
AI hiring tools can violate FCRA A recent lawsuit filed in California should raise serious concerns to any employer using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen applicants. The lawsuit, Kistler et al. v. Eightfold, AI...
On Thursday, May 4, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded the 2024-2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan and replaced it with a new 2025-2029 National Enforcement Plan (NEP). The newly minted NEP...