The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice on Friday, August 19, that it had received a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from Will Evans of the Center for...
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to be the vanguard for the Biden administration’s proworker, prounion agenda. The Board is also acting on the administration’s goal of creating coordinated, multiagency...
According to mainstream and alt media, Congress is the national punching bag. Hyper-partisan, gridlocked, do-nothing, obstructionist, self-destructive, and any other string of pejorative descriptions that can be summoned...
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang’s keynote address opened the 2022 National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conference in Boston. While Director Yang did not provide a rollout of...
The definition of liberty in the United States has changed, which is more significant even than access to abortion, or gun rights, or the Chevron doctrine. Nearly every U.S. citizen can trace his or her presence here to...
On July 1, 2022, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Martin J. Walsh reversed the Administrative Review Board’s long-running OFCCP v. Convergys decision, holding the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’...
In response to a lawsuit filed by 20 state attorneys general, US District Court Judge Charles Atchley Jr. in the Eastern District of Tennessee temporarily barred the Biden administration’s guidance from the U.S...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued technical assistance guidance to provide answers to questions that frequently arise in the workplace during a pandemic beginning in March 2020. Since that time...
Damian Williams became the first African-American U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 2021. Under his leadership, the Southern District is pursuing civil rights cases against Wells Fargo and Meta...
In its 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court has laid the groundwork for future challenges to the authority of any federal agency to issue regulations. The Court struck...
In a series of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, the House of Representatives advanced a series of unabashedly prounion positions. The most significant of the amendments bars the...
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...
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...