Acting director of the Wage and Hour Division, Jessica Looman, announced the agency will issue a new final rule defining who is an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This long-delayed...
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In a series of momentous decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2021-22 term by reshaping the contours of American law. The direct and indirect impact of these decisions will affect every home and business in...
On May 25, the Senate HELP Committee voted 11-11 down party lines on the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioner. The tie will require...
Months before the union movement started spreading throughout Starbucks, an early organizing campaign led to claims of employer surveillance, intimidation, and retaliation against a number of employees advocating for the...
This past April, in her first oversight meeting before the U.S. House of Representatives, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows was asked whether the EEOC intends to return to its brief...
The Biden administration has issued its spring regulatory agenda. The agenda provides guidance on what the workforce enforcement agencies on which employers are normally focused are planning for the upcoming year. It...
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the successor agreement to NAFTA negotiated by the Trump administration. The USMCA requires Mexico to adopt and maintain labor laws protecting labor rights, including...
Another Biden nominee to lead an important Department of Labor (DOL) agency has been blocked by Congress. On Wednesday, June 8, the U.S. Senate failed to confirm Lisa Gomez to serve as head of the Department’s Employee...
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently published a new proposed functional affirmative action program (FAAP) directive. The public comment period ended in late June. The OFCCP is considering...
K Street has a justified reputation for being the home of lobbyists and others who seek to influence the government on behalf of a multitude of clients. With Congress at all but indefinite gridlock, many influencers now...
It’s almost like those scenes in sci-fi movies where some alien cloud stops everyone midstep. A kind of stasis seems to have overtaken the government. With so many crises of various significance at hand—Ukraine...
On Friday, May 20, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for supply and service contractors, which is comprised of 400 federal...
On May 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominee for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioner, Kalpana Kotagal...
By June 30, 2022, federal supply and service contractors with 100 or more employees are required to have registered and certified their establishment and maintenance of their affirmative action programs (AAPs). Although...
In recent years, states such as Illinois and Maryland have passed laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment, and more states are likely to do so in the coming years. On the other hand, the...