On September 14, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a new corporate scheduling announcement letter (CSAL) list singling out 2,251 establishments for a variety of different audits. In...
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The view from K Street, and from Main Streets across America, is somber. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, even among the 200,000-plus dead from the coronavirus, stills our hands. Her life also provides an opportunity...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will issue a new independent contractor regulation, seeking to bring both clarity and finality to one of the most controversial areas of employment law. What proposed regulation says To...
With Congress away for political conventions and campaigns, the electorate is waiting for more than the November elections. Voters are wondering how and when Congress is going to address the urgent needs facing the...
When the July 31 deadlines for the termination of supplemental unemployment benefits and an eviction moratorium passed with no congressional compromise in sight, the White House, which had been a participant in the...
The view from K Street this month, like that for most people in the nation, is seen through the distorting prism of the national political conventions. Although the quadrennial exhibitions were presented in an often...
The female attorneys suing Jones Day for pay discrimination scored a victory recently when a federal judge ordered the law firm to provide salary information for every associate nationwide from 2012 to 2018. Jones Day...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a remote meeting on August 18, 2020, to discuss a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on conciliation. The EEOC is proposing to amend its procedural rules...
On August 3, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) barring federal agencies from displacing U.S. citizens or green card holders to fill the positions with foreign workers. The action followed the...
As COVID-19’s impact subsides, workplaces have begun phased reopenings in compliance with state and local laws. We hope the development is a sign of better times ahead. As employers prepare to return to “normal”...
After just returning from a holiday break, Congress faces a staggered country, stunned constituencies, unmovable deadlines, a Republican House bloc nearing revolt, and a Senate majority fragmented as never before during...
When the editors decided to present this View from K Street, it was assumed that in a newsletter focusing on federal employment law, the federal government’s role would be a preeminent factor. Yet, when we view the...
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have fundamentally altered the role of religious standards as factors in providing general legal protections in the workplace. In Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Agnes Morrissey-Berru...
COVID-19 will create lasting changes in workplaces across all industries and for employers of all sizes. As companies start to grapple with the complex legal, medical, and ethical considerations surrounding the reopening...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, extending the protections against discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBTQ individuals, hasn't deterred a number...