FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements; Legal Challenges Already Filed
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final rule that bans nearly all non-compete agreements. The rule will take
CWC’s 2024 Workplace Equity Policy Conference Highlights
The 2024 Workplace Equity Policy Conference hosted by the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, featured
Latest Annual Government Survey Shows Jump in Workplace Homicides and Suicides
The government’s most recent survey of workplace fatalities shows a marked increase in both homicides and suicides in 2022 over
Latest Annual (2022) Drug Use Survey Shows Another Jump in Substance Abuse by Working Americans
The government’s most recent annual drug and alcohol use survey shows a continuing increase in substance abuse by full-time workers.
Government’s Latest Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Shows New Activity by the EEOC
This memo summarizes workplace-related regulatory priorities that the Biden Administration listed in its latest semi-annual regulatory agenda. This memo, as
Commerce Department Is Seeking Input From Private Sector Businesses on Their DEIA Efforts
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) wants to hear from companies about their diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts.
DOJ Appears To Give Up on Criminal “No-Poach” Prosecutions
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its remaining no-poach criminal case, apparently abandoning its strategy of challenging employers’
Sweeping New Biden Executive Order on AI Carves Out Role for Labor Department
President Biden has issued a wide-ranging executive order directing federal executive branch agencies to develop policies that manage the risks
SEC Cease and Desist Order Dings Employer for Trying To Limit Dodd-Frank Bounty Hunter Award
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined privately held energy company Monolith Resources $225,000 for using a severance agreement
Latest ATUS Shows Post-COVID Drop in Percentage of Persons Working from Home
The government’s latest annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS), covering calendar year 2022, shows an unsurprising drop in the percentage