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Federal District Court Partially Restores DACA – For Now – While Trump Administration and Congress Continue To Squabble Over a Long-Term Solution

Last week, a federal district court in California issued a nationwide order restoring renewals under the Deferred Action for Childhood

By |2018-01-21T16:07:04-05:001/21/2018|Categories: Immigration|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Federal District Court Partially Restores DACA – For Now – While Trump Administration and Congress Continue To Squabble Over a Long-Term Solution

President Trump To Nominate Republican John F. Ring To Fill Pivotal Open Seat on NLRB; If Confirmed by Senate, Likely To Solidify Pro-Business Majority

President Trump has formally announced his intent to nominate management-side attorney John F. Ring to fill the open seat formerly

By |2018-01-21T16:05:19-05:001/21/2018|Categories: Labor Relations|Tags: |Comments Off on President Trump To Nominate Republican John F. Ring To Fill Pivotal Open Seat on NLRB; If Confirmed by Senate, Likely To Solidify Pro-Business Majority

Second Trump Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Again Focuses on Administration’s “Deregulation” Efforts

Under federal law, most executive branch agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),

By |2020-09-21T13:54:50-05:0012/31/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Second Trump Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Again Focuses on Administration’s “Deregulation” Efforts

Status Update of Key Trump Administration Personnel

As we approach the end of President Trump’s first year in office, we thought this would be a good time

By |2017-12-24T14:36:55-05:0012/24/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration, Labor Relations, Veterans, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Status Update of Key Trump Administration Personnel

As Expected, Labor Department Issues Formal Proposal To Rescind Restrictive “Tip Pool” Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has formally proposed revising its regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to

By |2017-12-24T14:28:02-05:0012/24/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on As Expected, Labor Department Issues Formal Proposal To Rescind Restrictive “Tip Pool” Rule

Former Justice Department Lawyer Ondray Harris Is the New Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

The Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed with an NT Lakis attorney that Ondray T. Harris has been tapped as

By |2017-12-17T20:25:51-05:0012/17/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement|Tags: |Comments Off on Former Justice Department Lawyer Ondray Harris Is the New Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Senate Version of Tax Reform Bill Includes Limited Tax Credit for Qualifying Employer-Provided Paid Leave Programs

The version of the tax reform bill approved narrowly by the U.S. Senate last week includes a provision that would

By |2017-12-10T20:30:41-05:0012/10/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Senate Version of Tax Reform Bill Includes Limited Tax Credit for Qualifying Employer-Provided Paid Leave Programs

Employee Advocacy Groups Sue OMB in Attempt To Get Order Reinstating Expanded EEO-1 Report

Two employee advocacy groups have sued the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in federal district court in

By |2017-11-26T14:24:23-05:0011/26/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Employee Advocacy Groups Sue OMB in Attempt To Get Order Reinstating Expanded EEO-1 Report

Labor Department Issues Final Regulations To Implement “HIRE Vets Act” Medallion Program

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations to implement the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0011/17/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Veterans|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Issues Final Regulations To Implement “HIRE Vets Act” Medallion Program

House of Representatives Approves Legislation To Establish Joint Employer Standard Under NLRA and FLSA

In 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a controversial new standard for determining whether an employer is a

By |2020-09-21T13:54:56-05:0011/10/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Labor Relations, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on House of Representatives Approves Legislation To Establish Joint Employer Standard Under NLRA and FLSA