New Biden E.O. Calls for Consideration of “Distributive Impacts and Equity” in Rulemaking
President Biden issued an executive order April 6, 2023, directing federal agencies to consider the “distributional consequences” of regulations to
CWC Files Comments Conditionally Supporting OFCCP’s Proposed Pre-Complaint Intake Form
The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) wrote a comment letter to the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
OSHA Issues Rule for Handling “CAARA” Whistleblower Retaliation
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an Interim Final Rule spelling out the procedures under
Latest Biden Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda Little Changed From Last Time
The Biden administration recently published its latest semi-annual regulatory agenda, a public document that lists the regulatory actions that federal
OFCCP Proposing To Tweak Its Prescribed Disability Self-ID “Form CC-305”
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it intends to make some changes to
EEOC Releases Draft 2022-2026 “Strategic Plan” for Public Comment
As anticipated, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) has published its draft “Strategic Plan” for fiscal years
DOL Proposes More Employee-Friendly Independent Contractor Test Under the FLSA
As expected, the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has formally proposed rescinding interpretive regulations issued during the Trump Administration
USCIS Revises “Public Charge” Rule To Restore Pre-Trump Standard; Employer Impact Minimal
As expected, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued
As Expected, NLRB Proposes Return to Controversial Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard
Over the dissent of the agency’s two Republican members, and as expected, the Democrat majority on the National Labor Relations
Biden Administration Codifies DACA Into Regulation, But Future of Program Still Uncertain
The Biden Administration has finalized a rule that codifies into regulation the Obama-era “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)” program.