Long-Delayed FY 2022 Government Spending Deal Gives Modest Increases to EEOC, OFCCP
Nearly six months into the federal government’s 2022 fiscal year (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022), Congress and the
EEOC, DOL, NLRB Once Again Promote Their Inter-Agency Anti-Retaliation Initiative
Top officials from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor
FCC Fines Broadcaster for Ignoring Agency’s EEO Rules
Although it may not be commonly known outside of the industry, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maintains long-standing equal employment
USDA Revives Its Proposed “Blacklisting” Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has once again proposed modifying its procurement rules to require its contractors to certify
President Biden Nominates D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy that will be created upon
Primer on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
While the laws enforced by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) may be the most familiar
Administration’s “Organizing” Task Force Issues Recommendations for Increasing Unionization
The Biden Administration has made public the long-anticipated report of the President’s “Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment” (Task
Congress Approves New Law Banning Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims
As we predicted a few weeks ago, there was a good chance that sometime within the near future the U.S.
New DOJ Opinion Letter Says ERA Ratification Is for Courts To Decide
Fifty years ago, Congress approved a joint resolution proposing a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution, commonly referred to as
New Biden Executive Order Aims To Ensure Union Labor on Federal Construction Projects
While perhaps not well known, existing federal policy established during the Obama Administration strongly encourages the use of union-friendly “project