In a May 30 memorandum, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced the agency would examine employers’ restrictive covenants, asserting that they generally violate federal labor law. A recent case against Berry...
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The new 2023 Spring Regulatory Agenda updates when employers should expect new proposed regulations on joint employment and overtime. The new agenda provides that the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for new overtime...
The Biden administration Spring Regulatory Agenda issued on June 13 reflects a less aggressive regulatory agenda for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The new agenda still contains the proposal...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will begin enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on June 27. However, the agency hasn’t yet issued the legally required guidance. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)...
According to a February 2023 news release by the Department of Labor (DOL), child labor violations are on the rise, with the department seeing a 69% increase in violations since 2018. While minors are permitted to work...
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals left broad, faith-based exceptions to LGBTQ+ protections codified in the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision largely intact for two businesses whose owners raised...
The nomination of Department of Labor (DOL) Deputy Secretary Julie Su continues to falter, as opposition grows in face of administration efforts to move the confirmation process to an end. The latest, and perhaps fatal...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has further complicated the independent contractor classification picture. In its recent The Atlanta Opera decision, the Board defied a contrary federal circuit court ruling and...
“The full faith and credit of the United States.” It’s an awesome notion, one that has changed the world and made contemporary international finance and trade possible: a currency so reliable, so respected, that a...
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Acting Director Michele Hodge recently responded to questions from federal contractors on the use of AI in employment decisions. Hodge—who just recently became...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Vice Chair Jocelyn Samuels spoke to an employer association and covered a wide range of topics on which the commission is focused: The EEOC is working on additional guidance...
On April 18, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a revised scheduling letter and itemized listing, with comments due on May 17, 2023. In the original scheduling letter, the Office of Federal Contract...
With the arrival of ChatGPT last year and the release of similar products throughout this winter and spring, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other federal agencies are intensely focused on...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging the so-called Chevron doctrine, which had given federal executive agencies latitude to interpret broadly written, often ambiguous laws. The implications for...
Through its administrative and regulatory arms, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is moving to recast the joint employment law, which will have a profound effect on the entire economy. As the economy has...