Even before the midterm elections and the prospect of divided government, the Biden administration began issuing new regulations in the employment sector. Joint employer The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which...
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The period from an election until the new Congress is sworn in is known as the Lame Duck. During the Lame Duck, the party that lost the election rushes to pass bills and confirm nominees. This year, since the Democrats...
The midterm elections yielded stunningly unexpected results. The so-called “red wave” of Republican victories was more like a trickle. The House has a narrow Republican majority, but the party has deep philosophical splits, with newly empowered “moderates” seeking to limit the influence of the “MAGA-wing,” which they believe led the party to defeat in crucial races. In the Senate, where a sitting president did not lose a single Senatorial seat for the first time since 1934, a teetering Democratic majority feels like a landslide. What can employers expect?
EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows provided an overview of her priorities to participants of The Institute for Workplace Equality’s virtual Fall Compliance Conference on November 3. The agency is focused on systemic...
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two separate cases on whether race can be a decision in admissions to colleges. The two cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and, particularly, the aggressive actions by General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo have properly attracted the attention of unions, employers, and politicians, but all that...
After the Democrats’ surprising showing in the midterms, they opened the Lame Duck session of Congress on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, moving remaining legislation and beginning to confirm long-delayed Biden...
On November 4, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held a hearing on the proposed regulations for the city’s new law regulating use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs)...
As we write this, many days after the midterm election, one thing is clear: This was a historic election in that the party in power performed far better than anyone predicted—indeed, better than any such party has...
Mitch McConnell, the most astute vote counter in Washington, saw what was happening. His early complaint about the “quality” of so many Republican candidates was thinly veiled code for saying his party was continuing to...
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang discussed what the agency is planning for fiscal year (FY) 2023 to participants in the Institute for Workplace Equality’s virtual fall conference...
At a recent virtual conference, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Jocelyn Samuels spoke to an employer organization on the commission’s latest litigation and initiatives. Samuels noted that the...
The U.S. Supreme Court has a number of major cases on its agenda this term, including three that could have a major impact on employment law as we know it. The three cases are on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the...
Most commentors on the midterm elections are properly focusing on issues of international significance and on the very nature of our democracy. The narrower focus here will be on how election outcomes may affect the...
On October 4, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. The blueprint is a nonbinding guidance document that advises on the design and use of...