On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two separate cases on whether race can be a decision in admissions to colleges. The two cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for...
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and, particularly, the aggressive actions by General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo have properly attracted the attention of unions, employers, and politicians, but all that...
After the Democrats’ surprising showing in the midterms, they opened the Lame Duck session of Congress on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, moving remaining legislation and beginning to confirm long-delayed Biden...
On November 4, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held a hearing on the proposed regulations for the city’s new law regulating use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs)...
As we write this, many days after the midterm election, one thing is clear: This was a historic election in that the party in power performed far better than anyone predicted—indeed, better than any such party has...
Mitch McConnell, the most astute vote counter in Washington, saw what was happening. His early complaint about the “quality” of so many Republican candidates was thinly veiled code for saying his party was continuing to...
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang discussed what the agency is planning for fiscal year (FY) 2023 to participants in the Institute for Workplace Equality’s virtual fall conference...
At a recent virtual conference, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Jocelyn Samuels spoke to an employer organization on the commission’s latest litigation and initiatives. Samuels noted that the...
The U.S. Supreme Court has a number of major cases on its agenda this term, including three that could have a major impact on employment law as we know it. The three cases are on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the...
Most commentors on the midterm elections are properly focusing on issues of international significance and on the very nature of our democracy. The narrower focus here will be on how election outcomes may affect the...
On October 4, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. The blueprint is a nonbinding guidance document that advises on the design and use of...
The Biden National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was born in controversy, with the unprecedented termination of General Counsel (GC) Peter Robb and has shown no interest in changing its ways. Acting GC Peter Ohr began his...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed its long-awaited independent contractor regulation on October 11, 2022. This is the culmination of a 19-month effort by the Biden administration to replace the regulation...
The recent collapse of governance in Britain, the war-mongering autocracy in Russia, the solidification of one-man rule in China, the baffling election in Italy, along with various upheavals across the globe, all make us...
According to a summary prepared by David Cohen of DCI Consulting, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in fiscal year (FY) 2023 recovered only $11,617,060 for 19 systemic conciliation agreements and...