Donald Trump and the Republicans’ sweeping victory promises to bring equally sweeping changes to the federal government. This issue of FELI will examine the likely impact of the new administration on each of the major...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make major changes to the federal government in his second term, including an overhaul of the workforce enforcement agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

There are many uncertainties about the actions of President-elect Donald Trump. One thing is certain: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo will be fired at once. In this (perhaps...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Companies that demand employees provide medical records or family medical history during pre-employment physicals or fitness-for-duty exams are being challenged under the federal Genetic Nondiscrimination Act of 2008...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

In Texas v. DOL, a federal district judge granted summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) for the state of Texas and various trade groups and blocked the Biden administration’s overtime rule on a nationwide basis...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

There’s something different about this period of transition. As we have learned to expect with matters involving Donald Trump, he has exerted a kind of gravitational pull on the levers of government. It’s almost as if...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The battle between an aggressive National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and a skeptical, conservative judiciary is being played out in courtrooms across the country. Board decisions on union recognition without election...

Nov 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On October 16, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment—Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and...

Nov 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

As of the date of this newsletter, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has apparently recovered only about $10 million from federal contractors for the fiscal year (FY) 2024. This would be one of...

Nov 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

After two trials and years of conflicting arguments, a jury decided that information technology provider Cognizant discriminated against non-South Asians and non-Indian South Asians in hiring and other aspects of...

Nov 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

A notably unaccomplished Congress will stagger to its conclusion in what can be an accomplished Lame Duck session. A “Lame Duck” session of Congress refers to the period between the November election and the end of the...

Nov 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The increasingly complicated legal battle over the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime rule—and the way it defines the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees...

Oct 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider