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...
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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...
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed reducing its 2026 budget by nearly 35%, with significant cuts in personnel and core functions, such as job training and employment monitoring. A department that touched—one way...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas issued a press release praising the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services and stating that it established...
As the Supreme Court nears the end of another term, it has issued several rulings with important implications for employers in cases involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities...
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiscal year (FY) 2026 proposed budget would eliminate the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) effective October 1, 2025. According to the budget, the rescission of...
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...
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...
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...