The very way we are governed—the balance of power between the three arms of government—will be before the Supreme Court this term. The case is Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, and on its face, it concerns a...
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an agency that most clearly represents the political beliefs of the administration it serves. Relying almost exclusively on decisions rather than regulations to establish...
While many believe the “government” is at a standstill because of the chaos in the House of Representatives, the fact is the Executive Branch is hard at work putting crucial workplace regulations into final form...
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue still more rulings that will shape the role of the government and the rights of citizens in the coming term. In addition to weighing the utility of the Chevron doctrine and its...
President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) in April 2021 mandating the minimum wage for certain federal contractor workers at $15 per hour. Since the EO became effective, multiple lawsuits have been filed...
On October 2, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace,” which updates its existing workplace harassment guidance from 1999. The updated...
After watching the 15 ballots required to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, mere months ago, and then learning that he had traded the powers of the office for the trappings of power, we had to know that...
By the time you read this, we will know whether the junta called the Freedom Caucus has driven the country into another chaotic government closure. But, then again, the House is nothing short of a House of chaos itself...
On September 21, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its strategic enforcement plan for fiscal years (FY) 2024 to 2028 in the Federal Register. The plan extends the agency’s focus to these...
On September 11, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its second Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The list of 1,000 contractors includes 973...
Both Senate and House Republicans have proposed bills to limit Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s tenure. The House proposed the Department of Labor Succession Act (H.R. 4957), which would place the line of succession...
On August 7, 2023, U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr sanctioned three Southwest Airlines Co. attorneys for failing to comply with a court order after the company lost a religious bias lawsuit. The judge sanctioned the...
The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action programs used by many employers are facing challenges that have escalated following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 29, 2023, in the Harvard College...
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed an increase to the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) annual salary-level threshold for white-collar exemptions to overtime requirements—raising it to $55,068 ($1059/week) from...
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Cemex decision reaffirms that elections aren’t the only appropriate path for seeking union representation. With this muted assertion, the Board overturns 50 years of labor law...