It’s not often K Street mirrors the rest of America, but that has certainly been the case for the last few weeks—awakened to a new dawn but shaken to the core by the nightmare we’ve experienced. On K Street and Main...
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The Biden administration is keenly aware that unless and until the COVID-19 pandemic is brought to heel, all other efforts to rebuild the economy, reopen schools, and return the country to something approaching normalcy...
As COVID-19 vaccines become widely available, employers need to know what they may or can do with respect to employee vaccinations. For at-will employers in states without local limitations, a mandatory vaccination...
After a tumultuous year, multiple Pinterest shareholders have sued the tech company as well as its top executives and board of directors, claiming race and gender discrimination have damaged the firm’s reputation and...
On December 3, 2020, Oracle and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) settled protracted pay discrimination litigation, which had been filed in January 2017. After the OFCCP lost the case before a U...
As the deadline for a government shutdown approached in hours and the end of federal unemployment supplements and the eviction moratorium was days away, congressional negotiators finally agreed on an omnibus budget and a...
The view from K Street is eerie. We seem to be at one with our ancient forebears on the day after the winter solstice: Will the sun extend our day, as in the past, or will we be plunged into more darkness? In every way...
On October 21, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued its request for information (RFI) required by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 13950 on race...
President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 13950, issued on September 22, 2020, prohibits federal contractors, federal agencies, and certain federal grant recipients as well as the military from using workplace...
Nike engaged in systemic discrimination in pay and promotions, according to allegations by female employees at the company’s headquarters in an ongoing class action suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District...
For the past four years, Oracle Corporation and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have been locked in litigation over claims—filed in the Obama administration’s...
After decades of criticism from employers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally issued a proposed rule changing the core elements of the conciliation process on October 10, 2020. Usually not much...
Many of us have forgotten that the weeks before a presidential election were usually devoted to hectic campaigning. But the rest of the government was quiet. Every representative was back home running for reelection, as...
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court will immediately alter the kind and nature of the coalitions that form on the Court in reaching its decisions. Her votes on cases affecting employment...
On October 14, 2020, Keith E. Sonderling and Jocelyn Samuels were sworn in as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioners. Sonderling also was designated by President Donald Trump to serve as the group’s...