Executive Order

Some Major Employers Are Pushing Back on Trump Executive Order Barring Certain Aliens From Entry Into U.S.

President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 13769 imposing a travel ban on nationals from seven countries and ordering a suspension of

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Trump Administration Announces It Will Continue To Enforce Obama-Era Executive Order on Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amid some speculation that the Trump Administration was considering overturning or significantly limiting Executive Order (E.O.) 13672 barring federal contractors

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Obama Administration Publishes Final Regulations and Guidance Implementing President’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order, a.k.a. the “Blacklisting” Rule

The federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing President Obama’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order (E.O.) 13673, better known

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NLRB Implements “Blacklisting” Reporting Process Even as Employers Still Await Final Regulatory Guidance

President Obama’s controversial 2014 Executive Order (E.O.) 13673, the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, commonly known as the

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House of Representatives Likely To Approve Amendments That Would Scale Back Executive Orders

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services has sent to the House floor for likely approval two amendments

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MINIMUM WAGE APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WILL INCREASE TO $10.15 IN 2016

Early in 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13568, establishing a minimum wage for certain federal contractor and subcontractor employees.

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