The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed reducing its 2026 budget by nearly 35%, with significant cuts in personnel and core functions, such as job training and employment monitoring. A department that touched—one way...
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas issued a press release praising the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services and stating that it established...
As the Supreme Court nears the end of another term, it has issued several rulings with important implications for employers in cases involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities...
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiscal year (FY) 2026 proposed budget would eliminate the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) effective October 1, 2025. According to the budget, the rescission of...
As part of the Trump administration’s stated push to eliminate illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has substantially increased investigations of employers suspected of employing undocumented...
On June 18, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Jonathan Berry for Department of Labor (DOL) Solicitor of Labor, Andrew Rogers for Wage and Hour...
On May 29, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued two memos to federal agencies on hiring federal workers based on merit in compliance with President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14170 directing...
Among the more despised (and despicable) recent practices imposed by universities in the guise of supporting inclusion has been a “diversity statement” required of all applicants. The statements usually ask applicants to...
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...
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...
Employers remain uncertain about some of the most fundamental workplace regulations, and the outlook remains unclear as the Trump administration and its agencies strain to organize themselves in the midst of shifting...
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...
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...
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...
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)...