President Trump Nominates Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump, with minimal delay, has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created
Pay Reporting Mandate Included Among Host of Newly Enacted California Employment Laws
Once again burnishing its reputation as the most progressive state for expanding employee worksite protection, the California legislature has approved
New Trump Executive Order Bars Certain Diversity-Related Contractor Training
President Trump has signed new Executive Order (E.O.) 13950 (September 22, 2020), that among other things prohibits federal contractors and
U.S. Senate Confirms Three New EEOC Commissioners
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominations of three individuals to serve as new Commissioners of the Equal Employment
CWC’s Latest OFCCP Financial Settlements Update, September 2020
Factoring in a new batch of nine financial settlements, reported below, that have been posted by the agency since our
OFCCP Announces New NIEs for Hurricane and Wildfire Relief Contracts
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has granted three more “National Interest Exemptions (NIE)” providing a
10th Circuit Ruling Gives Expansive Reading to Scope of DOD Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law
Reversing a federal trial court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled recently that a federal law
DOL Proposes New Rule for Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors Under FLSA
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a long-expected proposed interpretive rule outlining factors it
Comments To DOL Seek Harmonizing Paid Leave Mandates, Clarifying FMLA Regulations
We recently filed written comment letters with the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to two separate “Requests for Information”
House of Representatives, With Large Bipartisan Majority, Approves “Pregnant Workers Fairness Act”
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnancy-related limitations, unless