EEOC Rescinds Longstanding Affirmative Action Guidance
The EEOC has rescinded two longstanding agency documents that for decades guided its evaluations of employers’ affirmative action initiatives. The
Supreme Court Invalidates For Cause Removal Limits For FTC Commissioners
Statutory limits allowing the President to remove Federal Trade Commission Commissioners only “for cause” violate the Constitution’s separation of powers,
President Trump Announces He’ll Nominate Sonderling To Serve As Labor Secretary
President Trump will nominate Keith E. Sonderling to serve as Secretary of Labor, according to a June 29 announcement. Sonderling
DOL Rescinds WIOA Outreach Mandate, Signals Narrower View of Nondiscrimination
The Department of Labor has rescinded a regulation that required recipients of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds to
DOJ Opinion Letter Questions EEOC Disparate Impact Framework and Uniform Guidelines
A new Justice Department opinion letter that sharply criticizes the EEOC's disparate impact guidance sets the stage for significant policy
EEOC’s New Enforcement Plan Signals Shift In Priorities
The EEOC adopted a new National Enforcement Plan June 4 that signals a significant shift in its priorities toward intentional discrimination
EEOC Moves To Rescind 1979 Affirmative Action Interpretive Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked OMB to approve a measure that would rescind the agency’s 1979 guidance on
FTC Signals Renewed Scrutiny Of Noncompete Agreements Through Targeted Warning Letter
The Federal Trade Commission recently indicated in a warning letter to a mortgage services company that it is ramping up
Kenneth Wolfe Appointed OFCCP Director
Kenneth Wolfe has taken over as director of the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, according to DOL’s
House Appropriators Seek Nearly 13 Percent Cut From EEOC’s Budget
The House subcommittee responsible for funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recommended steep cuts in the agency’s budget, a