Monthly Archives: January 2025

President Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners Burrows and Samuels; General Counsel Gilbride

President Trump has fired three Senate-confirmed Democrats from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Commissioner and former Chair Charlotte Burrows; Commissioner

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Acting Secretary of Labor Micone Orders OFCCP To Halt All E.O. 11246 Investigations

Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone has ordered DOL personnel to cease all enforcement activities under rescinded Executive Order 11246 and

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President Trump Rescinds Dozens of Executive Orders on First Day in Office

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) rescinding more than 60 E.O.s issued by President Biden.

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President Trump Rescinds Executive Order 11246

One day into his second term, President Trump issued a sweeping Executive Order (E.O.) formally rescinding E.O. 11246. Trump’s order,

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Supreme Court Rejects Higher Evidentiary Standard for Proving FLSA Exemptions, Memorandum 25-012 (January 22, 2025).

The U.S. Supreme Court last week made it easier for employers to defend their decisions to apply the FLSA’s overtime

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