President Trump Nominates Plaintiff’s Attorney Sharon Fast Gustafson To Serve as EEOC General Counsel
On March 19, 2018, the White House announced that President Trump has nominated plaintiff’s attorney Sharon Fast Gustafson to serve
Fifth Circuit Rules That Obama-Era Labor Department Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating Controversial “Fiduciary Rule”
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has struck down the controversial “fiduciary
USCIS Issues New Policy Memo Calling for Increased Scrutiny of H-1B Petitions for Employees Working at Third Party Sites
In yet another action that underscores the Trump Administration’s vow to crack down on alleged employer abuse of so-called H-1B
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Announces “Self-Reporting” Pilot Program for Settling FLSA Violations
The U.S. Labor Department’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that it intends to launch a new nationwide
OFCCP Director Ondray Harris Issues New Directive to Field Mandating Uniform Process Whenever Preliminary Discrimination Indicators Are Identified
Ondray Harris, the new Director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), has issued a new
DOL’s FY 2017 FLSA Enforcement Numbers Show Slightly Fewer Complaint Resolutions Than Previous Year
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforcement statistics published recently by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) show that the agency
Labor Department Reports That FMLA Complaint Resolutions Hit Another All-Time Low in FY 2017; Data Suggest More Individuals Are Going Directly To Court
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released enforcement statistics for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 showing that the number of
OFCCP Provides Additional Information Regarding Recent “CSAL” Mailing
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) earlier this month sent “advance notice” letters, formally known as
EEOC Commissioners Give Final Approval to New Four-Year Strategic Plan, but Delete Helpful Provision in Draft Plan Stressing Need for Balance in Enforcement Efforts
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has given final approval to a new four-year Strategic Plan (Plan) covering Fiscal
President Trump’s Proposed FY 2019 Budget Abandons OFCCP/EEOC Merger Plan, While Slashing Agencies’ Funding; Includes Call for Paid Leave and Mandatory E-Verify
President Trump delivered his second proposed annual budget to Congress earlier this week, containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the