The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term facing a challenging docket and a distrustful public. The most watched cases all require the Court to more fully articulate the boundaries, if any, of its precedential ruling in...
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On October 7, the Senate confirmed Brittany Panuccio to a term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) until July 2029, giving Acting Chair Andrea Lucas a quorum after President Trump fired former Chair...
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) proposed a rule that plans to significantly reshape the regulatory landscape under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed...
The recent spate of employee terminations resulting from social media posts after the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk raises questions about what liability such terminations might have for employers. The...
Without a quorum—and with substantial changes in its priorities—the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed only 93 lawsuits in fiscal year (FY) 2025, the lowest number in 10 years and the one of the lowest...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on September 30, 2025, that former Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine L. Eschbach had been sworn in as Principal Deputy...
As the federal government shutdown loomed on September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its first four opinion letters since it reopened the program in June. The opinion letters issued are: FLSA2025...
As the Senate’s “nuclear option” gradually fills the ranks of executive agencies, their roles remain in doubt. The Trump administration’s aim is unprecedented and singular—to create a unitary executive, with all...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has started investigating federal contractors and grant recipients for allegations that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs violate antidiscrimination laws. Background In...
One of the central facets of the unitary executive theory is that the executive branch of government should operate as a single, fully coordinated entity, with all decisions (major and minor) and all appointees (major...
Beginning with President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14168, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government, the Trump administration has made clear it will...
Employers should prepare for expanded religious accommodation and religious expression obligations under the second Trump administration. Trump admin focuses on workers’ ‘religious freedom’ In August, the Office of...
On September 11, 2025, Senate Republicans changed the rules to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees. The change lowered the existing 60-vote threshold for considering a group of presidential nominees...
The disarray at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now with only one member and an acting general counsel (GC), has prompted states to start acting on their own to provide methods of resolving labor disputes that...
Employers across the United States may at some point have employees who serve in the National Guard and are called away for declared emergencies. Such deployments may raise questions about how employers can manage...