U.S. Senate Confirms Cheryl Stanton as Labor Department’s New Wage and Hour Administrator
More than a year and a half after she was initially nominated for the position by President Trump, the U.S.
Justice Department To Appeal Rulings Ordering EEOC To Collect EEO-1 “Component 2” Pay and Hours-Worked Data; September 30 Reporting Deadline Is Still in Effect
Late last week, as NT Lakis had previously indicated might happen, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed Notice of
U.S. Senate Confirms Janet Dhillon as EEOC Commissioner and New Chair Apparent, Restoring Quorum
By a partisan vote of 50 to 43, the U.S. Senate this week confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Janet Dhillon
EEOC Announces Employers Must Submit “Component 2” Pay and Hours Worked Data for Both 2017 and 2018 on Revised EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2019
Complying with a federal court order issued last week in National Women’s Law Center, et al. v. Office of Management
OMB Puts Federal Agencies on Notice That Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents Are Now Subject to Greater Scrutiny Before They Are Issued
The Trump Administration is continuing to advance its regulatory reform agenda, even as public attention is primarily focused elsewhere. In
Department of Labor Proposes First Significant Revision of Its FLSA “Regular Rate” Regulations in More Than Fifty Years
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make
Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws
Legislation that would prohibit federal contractors from asking about or considering applicant criminal history information before the last stages of
Timing on EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Still Uncertain; Business Groups Tell Court That Real-World Practical Implications Must Be Considered in Setting Filing Deadline
As of this writing, there is still no word on when covered employers will be required by the Equal Employment
As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill
As expected, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has passed an amended version of the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7),
Labor Department Proposes Revised and More Balanced Joint Employer Test Under the FLSA
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued a formal proposal to revise its regulations setting