CWC’s 2026 Workplace Compliance Conference Highlights
The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, hosted its 2026 Workplace Compliance Conference on October 21 and
DOL Withdraws Remaining Guidance Supporting The 80/20 Tip Rule
The U.S. Labor Department has withdrawn three longstanding opinion letters that limited the duties that tipped employees may perform while
Federal Court Declines To Block Trump Contractor DEI Order
A federal district court in Maryland has declined to block Executive Order 14398, which prohibits federal contractors from engaging in “racially
EEOC Moves Forward With Rescission Of Uniform Guidelines
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked the White House Office of Management and Budget to review its plan to
DHS Finalizes End Of Automatic EAD Extensions
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule ending automatic extensions of employment authorization for many workers seeking
DOL Announces 2027 Minimum Wage Rate For Contracts Still Covered By E.O. 13658
The 2027 minimum wage rate for some federal contractor employees will increase from $13.65 to $14.05 per hour, while the
DOL Drops Proposal To Remove Certain FLSA Interpretive Guidance From Regulatory Code
DOL has withdrawn its 2025 proposal to remove some FLSA interpretive rules and policy statements from the Code of
GAO Urges DOL To Restore Section 503 Oversight And Compliance Resources
In a report issued September 29, the Government Accountability Office provides eight recommendations that would restore key DOL Section 503
CWC Interstate Special Edition: 2026 California Employment-Related Legislation Wrap-Up
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed several significant employment-related bills after the state legislature’s 2026 session. Most of them take
EEOC Settles Pronoun-Related Religious Accommodation Charge
Generac Power Systems has agreed to resolve a charge involving an employee's request for a religious accommodation related to workplace