In a surprising and sweeping decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rejected the carefully crafted accord with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its strongest supporters in Congress and...
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I have had to deal with a shooting at a client’s place of business (there are legal and HR responsibilities I never imagined). I have had to have a security guard monitor a client’s foyer in the face of threats. More...
At the recent American Bar Association (ABA) meeting, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows indicated the agency would be issuing new guidance in the near future. In a session on March 29...
The Biden administration is defending the Trump-era overtime rule in the Western District of Texas in an attempt to quash a lawsuit claiming Congress never delegated the broad authority to the Department of Labor (DOL)...
In a case currently before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Nevada chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America and two other trade associations are challenging prevailing wages established by the...
As millions of workers are returning to the workplace in the wake of COVID displacement, employers are searching for ways to find the right people for the right job and the right context—at work, hybrid, remote. This...
Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programs have become the focus of intense controversy, with corporations caught between activist shareholders pushing to increase diversity in the workforce and others arguing against...
Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su is facing mounting opposition to her nomination to the top job at the Department of Labor (DOL). Although only the Senate can vote on the nomination, House Republicans sponsored a...
On March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA), amending the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The Act allows employees to file sexual...
When National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo took office, she issued official memoranda identifying the existing precedents she wanted to modify or reverse and ordered the Regional...
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” So writes U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison, forming the procrustean base of American...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced on March 20, 2023, that it will open its contractor portal for the second year on March 31 and that all federal supply and service contractors and...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 performance report on March 14, 2023. The highlights of the report include the following. Monies collected totaled $513.7M (up...
Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh, the first of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet secretaries to leave, resigned to become head of the NHL labor union. His resignation was effective starting March 11. Julie Su...
In a series of recent rulings, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is imposing its vision of the law on workplaces, union and nonunion alike. By basing its decisions on the broad workers’ rights language in the...