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Labor Day query: Where is the labor?

We stand 42 months after the issuance of COVID-19 restrictions and the exodus of office workers from downtowns throughout California. Nonetheless, the approaches being taken to the return to the office remain all across...

Sep 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

There has always been friction in the law when it comes to affirmative action. On one hand, you are required to address and remedy prior discrimination in the workplace, and several statutes identify preferential hiring...

Sep 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Corporate DEI after Harvard/UNC decisions

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in two related cases—Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina(UNC)—that...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Our permanent gerontocracy

“Grow old along with me!” Robert Browning; Rabbi Ben Ezra - - - We deserve better. The median age of the population of the United States is just under 39 years. It pales in comparison to the age of our representatives...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

GAO to review Su’s status as acting labor secretary

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is reviewing whether Julie Su is limited in how long she can serve as Acting Secretary of Labor under the federal vacancy law. House Education and the Workforce Committee...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Acting Director Michele Hodge speaks to contractors

On Wednesday, August 2, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Acting Director Michele Hodge spoke at the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) annual conference. She opened her keynote by addressing the...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Chair Burrows speaks at NILG conference

On August 3, 2023, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows spoke to the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) conference. According to Chair Burrows now that Kalpana Kotagal has been...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB undermines workplace rules

In the latest of a series of recent decisions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided that a Starbucks rule requiring employees to act in a “professional and respectful manner” and not use “vulgar or...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

New Davis-Bacon rule expands coverage, raises prevailing wage

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the highly anticipated update of its Davis-Bacon rule. The 800+ page rule expands coverage to include new-technology projects and—by altering the prevailing wage “formula”—is...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC published proposed PWFA regulations

On August 11, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its proposed regulationsfor the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in the Federal Register. The PWFA—which became effective on June 27—requires...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Corporate DEI after Harvard/UNC decisions

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in two related cases—Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina(UNC)—that...

Sep 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

MN, NLRB GC join chorus calling for end to noncompete agreements

In a memo released on May 30, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo dealt another blow to noncompete agreements. With the newly passed Minnesota ban set to go into effect on July 1...

Aug 22, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Minnesota