Legislation

House Democrats Achieve Another Domestic Priority With Passage of Bill To Create Citizenship Path for So-Called “Dreamers”

By a largely partisan vote with Democrats in the majority, the U.S. House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would

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House Sends “Equality Act” Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Senate, But Further Action Considered Unlikely

As expected, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed and sent to the U.S. Senate one of the Democratic majority’s

By |2019-06-10T08:46:55-05:006/10/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on House Sends “Equality Act” Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to Senate, But Further Action Considered Unlikely

Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws

Legislation that would prohibit federal contractors from asking about or considering applicant criminal history information before the last stages of

By |2019-04-21T23:41:56-05:004/21/2019|Categories: Background Checks, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws

As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill

As expected, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has passed an amended version of the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7),

By |2019-04-14T21:41:02-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill

House Labor Committee Approves “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; House Passage Likely, But Senate Outlook Is Murky

As expected, the new Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has taken the first steps to advance workplace legislation that had been

By |2020-09-21T13:54:30-05:003/10/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on House Labor Committee Approves “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; House Passage Likely, But Senate Outlook Is Murky

President Trump Signs Bill Funding Labor Department Through Next September, Sparing OFCCP and NLRB Major Budget Cuts; EEOC Currently Funded Only Until This December

President Trump has signed into law legislation (H.R. 6157) providing funding for the Department of Labor (DOL) and related agencies,

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New Bill Introduced in Congress in Response to Workplace Harassment Signals That Legislators May Be Getting Closer To Enacting a Law

During the past year, there has been an increase in legislative activity at every level of government in response to

By |2020-09-21T13:54:39-05:008/12/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New Bill Introduced in Congress in Response to Workplace Harassment Signals That Legislators May Be Getting Closer To Enacting a Law

Senate Version of Tax Reform Bill Includes Limited Tax Credit for Qualifying Employer-Provided Paid Leave Programs

The version of the tax reform bill approved narrowly by the U.S. Senate last week includes a provision that would

By |2017-12-10T20:30:41-05:0012/10/2017|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Senate Version of Tax Reform Bill Includes Limited Tax Credit for Qualifying Employer-Provided Paid Leave Programs