President Donald Trump began his second term fulfilling major parts of his domestic agenda: banning immigration, pardoning insurrectionists, and remaking the federal workforce, including all those who do work for the...
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The Biden administration withdrew a number of regulations designed to achieve many of its social policy goals, from expanding access to contraceptives to protections for the LGBTQ+ community. All of the regulations drew...
Based on the first Trump administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is expected to substantially decrease its enforcement efforts, including litigation against employers. EEOC Commissioner Andrea...
Because the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was the most aggressively pro-union and most precedent-breaking agency of the Biden administration, it will almost certainly be the one most altered by the Trump...
Although the first Trump administration didn’t substantially affect Executive Order 11246 or the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the backlash against affirmative action and diversity, equity, and...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera rejected a heightened standard of proof for showing employees are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court’s...
As the second Trump administration begins, more and more corporations have abandoned their pledges to women and minorities. Stephen Miller—whose America First Legal group has been challenging corporate diversity, equity...
With the stroke of a pen, fundamental parts of our government, of our system of justice, of our economy, of our border, even of our foundational Constitutional principles are being altered or challenged. In less than a...
As the time before Donald Trump’s inauguration becomes less a transition and more of a replacement, questions continue to circulate about the impact of Trump 2.0 on the workplace. The adage that “personnel is policy” has...
The nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor has raised unexpected questions about the policies of the Department of Labor (DOL) during the incoming Trump administration, especially with respect to the...
For federal contractors that have been required to take affirmative action for women and minorities since President Lyndon Johnson signed Executive Order (EO) 11246 in 1965, the biggest question is whether President...
In a dramatic 49-50 vote, the Senate blocked the renomination of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chair Lauren McFerran. By rejecting an attempt to close debate, the Senate assured that President-elect Trump will be...
As the second Trump administration takes shape, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs both in corporations and higher education are continuing to be challenged. Corporate DEI programs After the Supreme Court’s...
As the Biden administration prepares to turn the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over to the second Trump administration, we are concluding our series on OSHA’s activities over the past year. (See...
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to terminate the current Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel (GC) Karla Gilbride if she won’t resign on January 20, 2025, and to appoint the only...