The Supreme Court term that began on the first day of October may appear mired in administrative minutiae, but lurking in procedural arguments are some of the most fundamental aspects of the legal landscape. The Court...
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The EEOC filed only slightly more lawsuits in fiscal year (FY) 2026 (97) than in FY2025 (93). In FY2026, there were 38 disability-related lawsuits and 52 Title VII lawsuits. Over 15% of the lawsuits were religious...
Published in 2023 by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 espouses a number of policy changes throughout the government. An unapologetic conservative political manifesto, it calls for profound...
On September 30, Keith Sonderling was confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of Labor 47 to 41 on the Senate’s last day before the midterm election. President Trump nominated Sonderling after he served as acting secretary...
On October 6, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the DOL’s oversight of Section 503. The report—Disability Employment: DOL Should Enhance Monitoring and Guidance for Federal Contractors (GAO26...
On March 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, which claimed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities are not only unethical and often...
Many regard the upcoming 2026 midterm election as a referendum on the Trump presidency. That may well be the case, but the question remains: Does it matter? One thing is certain—there will be many different people...
A short-term continuing resolution (CR) was enacted and signed on September 2, keeping the federal government funded at fiscal year (FY) 2026 levels through December 11, 2026, and averting an October 1 government...
On September 14, EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas posted a video urging American workers to file national origin discrimination charges as part of the Trump administration’s push against foreign workers. She claimed...
Accenture agreed to pay $25M to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by falsely certifying that it complied with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although Accenture denied the allegations...
As predicted in the September FELI, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Crystal Carey has set a new course for the Republican-controlled Board. Following soon after the installation of new member...
On September 15, the DOL submitted an notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to update the requirements for employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers for green cards. The...
On September 21, the requirement that federal contractors voluntarily offer applicants and employees the opportunity to identify as an individual with a disability is eliminated. Although the Department of Labor (DOL)...
On August 26, the EEOC officially adopted its new strategic plan, which establishes its operational framework, performance metrics, and agency resource allocation for the next four years. The strategic plan is closely...
The public comment period on the EEOC’s plan to eliminate the EEO-1 report closed on August 24. The EEOC received 2,580 comments, with an overwhelming majority opposing elimination of the report. Background The EEOC...