White House Suspends Enforcement of Contractor Vaccine Mandate
In response to a nationwide preliminary injunction issued last week by a federal court in Georgia blocking enforcement of the
Latest Biden Regulatory Agenda Shows Notable Uptick in Agency Workplace Initiatives
The Biden Administration has published its latest semi-annual regulatory agenda, a document required by statute that contains a list of
OFCCP Formally Launches New AAP-VI Portal, AAP Certification Required by June 30, 2022
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that the online “Contractor Portal” for the agency’s
Federal Court Blocks Biden Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
Last week, we reported that a federal district court had blocked implementation of the Biden Administration’s federal contractor vaccine mandate
Short Term Government Funding Bill Means Agency Staffing-Up Plans Further Delayed
Despite the Biden Administration’s calls for substantially increased funding in fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) for the various federal workplace
Biden Administration To Rescind Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs
The Department of Labor (DOL), with the blessing of organized labor, has officially proposed killing one of the Trump-era DOL’s
Senate Committee Advances Bill To Extend FCA Anti-Retaliation Protection to Former Employees
As we reported earlier this year, there is a split among the federal courts as to whether the whistleblower provisions
Court Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Three States, as Other Courts Begin To Weigh In
This week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ordered the federal government to stop implementation of
DOL Issues Final Regulations Implementing Biden E.O. Increasing Contractor Minimum Wage
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations implementing President Biden’s Executive Order (E.O. 14026) that increases the
NLRB Asking for Input on Whether It Should Start Imposing “Consequential” Damages
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has issued a request for briefing – essentially inviting friend-of-the-court briefs –