Status Update on Key Federal Agency Nominations, June 2021
While the pace of Senate confirmation of President Biden’s nominees for key leadership positions at agencies responsible for regulating the
EEOC’s Updated Guidance on Employer COVID-19 Policies Says Most Vaccine Incentives Permitted
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) has updated its COVID-19 guidance, in the form of new Frequently Asked
Irish “Facebook” Ruling Has Widespread Implications for Cross-Border Data Transfers
The Supreme Court of Ireland has issued a major decision in a data privacy case involving Facebook that will now
DOL Urged To Retain More Flexible Standard for Determining FLSA “Willful” Violations
During the last year of the Trump Administration, as part of new regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Updated FMLA Compliance Outline
We are pleased to present an updated version of our comprehensive FMLA Compliance Outline designed to assist employers with answering
Senate Votes To Rescind EEOC’s New Conciliation Rules
The U.S. Senate voted this week, on a partisan tally of 50 – 48, to approve a bill (Senate Joint
Pregnancy Act One of Few House-Passed Employment Bills Approved So Far With Chance for Enactment
When Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in 2018, they pursued an active workplace legislative agenda resulting in
EEOC Chair Burrows Scraps Policy Limiting EEO-1 Data Sharing With State EEO Agencies
During the Trump Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted a policy limiting EEO-1 data sharing with state and
Biden DOL Continuing Effort To Reverse Trump-Era Wage and Hour Reforms
The Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) is wasting no time in reversing wage and hour policies adopted during the
Update on Current Status of Key Biden Enforcement Agency Appointments
With the Biden Administration recently reaching its first 100 days milestone, this is a good time to provide an update