Key Appointments Update: Looman New DOL Wage and Hour Administrator, Burrows Clears Committee
The U.S. Senate recently took two significant steps regarding President Biden’s nominees for key workplace enforcement agency positions. It confirmed
CWC Tells EEOC That Proposed PWFA Regulations Go Beyond Congressional Intent
The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has filed written comments with the Equal Employment Opportunity
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Several Important Employment-Related Cases During Upcoming Term
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear several cases concerning employment law during its 2023-2024 term that opened at the beginning
EEOC Official: New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Not Gender-Specific
An official from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said recently that the coverage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
SEC Advisory Group Recommends Expanded Human Capital Disclosures
An advisory committee has recommended that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expand the amount of information that covered
EEOC Adopts New Five-Year (2024-2028) “Strategic Enforcement Plan”
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) has released a new five-year Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) listing its
SEC Cease and Desist Order Dings Employer for Trying To Limit Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Award
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined privately held energy company Monolith Resources $225,000 for using a severance agreement
OSHA Issues Proposal To Reinstate Controversial “Union Walkaround Policy”
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed revising its regulations to expressly permit employees to
Fourth Circuit Affirms That Expanded Damages/Jury Trials Not Available for ADA Retaliation Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that equitable relief is the only type of remedy
New Law Banning TikTok on Government Devices Is Impacting Federal Contractors
The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act”—which Congress passed in December as part of the omnibus spending bill—has compliance implications