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
Labor Secretary Walsh Announces “Good Jobs Initiative,” Details To Follow
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently unveiled a new Biden Administration endeavor entitled the “Good Jobs Initiative.” The new
$15 Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Now in Effect
The three agencies that compose the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) have issued an interim rule to revise the
EEOC Holds Virtual Session on Combating Human Trafficking Under EEO Laws
As part of the Biden Administration’s declaration of January 2022 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Equal Employment Opportunity