The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its draft strategic enforcement plan (SEP) for 2023-2027 on January 10, 2023, inviting the public to submit comments by February 9, 2023. Before issuing the...
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On January 4, 2023, the Biden administration finally issued its 2022 Fall Regulatory Agenda. NLRB Joint employer. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) plans to finalize its joint employer regulations this summer...
On January 10, 2023, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young and Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh issued a joint memorandum directing all federal agencies to designate labor advisors...
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that if enacted would outlaw noncompete agreements for virtually all workers. The step is surprising. The FTC has...
After issuing dire notices of threatened furloughs, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) received a modest increase of $25 million, about 40% short of what the appropriations committees had agreed to just last...
In the just-concluded Lame Duck session, Congress finally passed the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget, which ensured the federal government would be fully funded through September 2023. Congress also added increased...
At year-end, it’s traditional that we cast an eye back at the events of the past months. The view from K Street is, admittedly, skewed, but tries to be panoramic. What past events will shape our future? COVID-19. It won...
On November 21, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a proposal to require contractors to provide substantially more data to the agency at the desk audit stage. For a complete...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its proposed strategic plan for fiscal years (FYs) 2022 to 2026 on November 4, 2022, with comments due by December 5, 2022. The strategic plan serves as a...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been the most aggressive and the most active independent agency of the Biden administration, especially in terms of fulfilling the president’s prounion agenda. The 53% increase in union election petitions over fiscal year (FY) 2021 is a direct result of the public support the Board has given to union organizing activity, support that has been reflected in the General Counsel’s (GC) memoranda and the Board’s formal rulings.
On November 21, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a proposal to substantially revise its scheduling letter and itemized listing. The scheduling letter is used to commence an OFCCP...
Even before the midterm elections and the prospect of divided government, the Biden administration began issuing new regulations in the employment sector. Joint employer The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which...
The period from an election until the new Congress is sworn in is known as the Lame Duck. During the Lame Duck, the party that lost the election rushes to pass bills and confirm nominees. This year, since the Democrats...
The midterm elections yielded stunningly unexpected results. The so-called “red wave” of Republican victories was more like a trickle. The House has a narrow Republican majority, but the party has deep philosophical splits, with newly empowered “moderates” seeking to limit the influence of the “MAGA-wing,” which they believe led the party to defeat in crucial races. In the Senate, where a sitting president did not lose a single Senatorial seat for the first time since 1934, a teetering Democratic majority feels like a landslide. What can employers expect?
EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows provided an overview of her priorities to participants of The Institute for Workplace Equality’s virtual Fall Compliance Conference on November 3. The agency is focused on systemic...