Senate Confirms Andrea Lucas to Second Term on EEOC
On July 21, the U.S. Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to a second term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, extending
2025 VETS-4212 Filing Season To Start August 1, Deadline September 30
The 2025 filing season for the annual VETS-4212 report opens August 1, the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training
Revived PAID Program Offers Relief for Employers Self-Reporting Potential FLSA and FMLA Violations
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division is bringing back an updated version of the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The
Edlow Takes Helm at USCIS, Signals Tough Enforcement Stance
Now that President Trump’s nominee, Joseph Edlow, has been confirmed as the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS
DOL Proposes Rescission of Apprenticeship Affirmative Action Obligations
The Department of Labor has proposed a rule to rescind affirmative action and equal employment requirements for registered apprenticeship sponsors. If adopted,
OFCCP Seeks OMB Permission To Rescind E.O. 11246 Regulations
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed rule that would rescind the OFCCP regulations implementing
Transportation Department Will Enforce English Language Standards for Commercial Truck Drivers
The Trump Administration has announced that it will resume enforcing English language proficiency rules for commercial truckers. Executive Order 14286,
EEOC Halts Funding for State and Local Investigations of Transgender Bias and Disparate Impact
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will no longer reimburse state and local agencies for investigating gender identity, transgender, or disparate impact
Trump Seeks Significant Cuts to FY26 Budget of Workplace Regulators
President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 would eliminate the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
President Trump Proposes Eliminating OFCCP
President Trump’s FY 2026 budget request proposes abolishing the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Under this proposal, OFCCP’s enforcement of the