Regulatory Guidance/Interpretation

Labor Department Is Proposing To Give the Secretary of Labor Discretionary Review Over Decisions Issued by DOL’s Administrative Review Board

U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia is proposing to implement a revised discretionary review process that will give him and

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EEOC Has Begun Rescinding Certain Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents in Response to Trump Regulatory Reform Executive Orders

In what appears to be in direct response to a number of regulatory reform Executive Orders issued by President Trump

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OFCCP Publishes New “Back to School” Resources, Including FAQs Offering Guidance on “Campus AAPs”

Keyed to the start of the new school year, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has

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Increasing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employee Selection Practices Serves As Backdrop for New OFCCP FAQs

In the context of the growing trend by many companies to use various forms of artificial intelligence to more quickly

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Commission Exceeded Its Authority in Promulgating 2012 Criminal History Guidance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled recently that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its

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Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Compensability of Employees’ Time Voluntarily Spent in Wellness Programs and at a Benefits Fair

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether the time voluntarily

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Justice Department’s Rescission of Obama-Era Guidance Documents Addressing Affirmative Action Requirements in Education Do Not Directly Impact Employers’ Compliance Obligations

In a recent action widely reported by the media, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump Administration, as

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