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
New Info-Sharing Pact Between DOL and NLRB Targets the “Fissured Workplace”
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have made public
Round-up of Recent Notable Employment Law Rulings, Volume 5
We are pleased to present Volume 5 in our periodic series of “Round-up of Recent Notable Employment Law Rulings” memos
Fourth Circuit Rules Base Wage Rate, Not Total Comp, Is Standard for Assessing EPA Claim
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled recently that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits employers