President Donald Trump began his second term with the force of a hurricane. In a matter of days, the face of the country and its government had profoundly changed. Entire federal departments were slated for elimination...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal on May 25, 2025. All private employers with 100 or more employees and any federal contractors with 50...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new civil rights fraud initiative, which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court short-circuited deliberations at the D.C. Appellate Court on whether President Trump can fire members of independent boards by granting the administration’s emergency request for a stay...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Recent rulings from two different federal district courts mean the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will have to revisit and revise its antiharassment guidance and its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Thomas Jefferson is credited with having said, “When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” When Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)—all but invulnerable, with...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

On March 24, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced Catherine Eschbach as the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In an email to OFCCP staff, Eschbach announced that, under...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

The Trump administration has taken two more steps to expand the president’s authority over federal workers. The first will clarify which workers will be reclassified as “Schedule F” workers, all of whom will be deemed...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

In one of the first acts of his second term, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14173, rescinding President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 EO 11246—which had prohibited discriminatory hiring practices across the federal...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Now that the Senate has confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor and Keith Sonderling as Deputy Secretary, the Trump administration has announced its choices to lead the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

In light of President Trump’s many Executive Orders (EOs), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has turned the focus of the agency to rooting out diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider