And that's not all!
Nail in the coffin for Trump Order on "divisive" training. In January, President Biden signed an Executive Order that revoked Trump Executive Order 13950. As Cara Crotty has written, the Trump E.O....more
3/5/2021
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Vaccines, unemployment, and more!
I had a COVID return-to-work quiz back in May, but a lot has changed since then, so I thought it might be fun to do an updated version. So . . .
How much do you know about COVID in the...more
2/26/2021
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He's not letting the grass grow under his feet.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: When President Trump took office in 2016, I had a series of "Trumpdates," in which I provided regular updates on appointments and other actions he was taking...more
Predictions from our attorneys in the practice areas that affect employers.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: The following went out as a legal bulletin on Thursday. I'm reproducing it here for those of you who do not subscribe to our...more
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Sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas.
The U.S. Supreme Court is back to full strength now. Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate last night and sworn in by Justice Thomas at a White House ceremony held shortly...more
Looks like she'll make it!
The U.S. Senate will hold its confirmation vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett next Thursday, October 22.
Judge Barrett, currently serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, was...more
Where do the SCOTUS front-runners stand?
We'll know for sure tomorrow evening when President Trump announces his pick, but word on the street is that the two front-runners for the Supreme Court seat held by the late Justice...more
The case is now moot, says the D.C. Circuit.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has dismissed as moot the appeal of the government in the case of National Women's Law Center v. Office of...more
But no word on when the votes will take place.
The five-member Equal Employment Opportunity Commission currently has two vacancies, with a third on the way as the term of Victoria Lipnic (R) expires. Ms. Lipnic has...more
Some are old, and some are new. Some are "red," and some are "blue."
President Trump has announced his nominations for three seats on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and two seats on the National Labor...more
A bit of impeachment/employment law trivia.
The famous (or infamous, depending on your leanings or whether you are the First Lady) Pamela Karlan, the Stanford Law professor who testified in favor of impeachment of...more
On a party-line vote.
Yesterday afternoon, the Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor, replacing Alexander Acosta, who resigned in July because of his role in a Jeffrey Epstein federal plea deal....more
He's a talented guy. He hardly said a thing.
The confirmation hearing for President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Eugene Scalia, took place yesterday.
The nominee did a good job -- I'm not sure he answered a...more
That article he wrote on sexual harassment was fine.
Yesterday, Politico had a post about a law review article written in 1998 by Eugene Scalia, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor. The article had the dramatic...more
This just in, from The New York Times.
I just got a notification that President Trump will nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be Secretary of Labor....more
Hallelujah!
Today the Senate confirmed Janet Dhillon by a 50-43 vote to become the new chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her term will expire July 1, 2022....more
So exciting!
According to today's Politico's Morning Shift, it appears that President Trump's nominee for Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will finally get a confirmation vote in the Senate next week....more
About time!
The U.S. Senate confirmed today Cheryl Stanton of South Carolina as head of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor....more
But it ain't over yet.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Welfare Committee has voted along party lines to advance some key nominees of President Trump to a full Senate vote....more
Two for the EEOC, three for the DOL, and none for the NLRB.
For the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Janet Dhillon has been renominated as chair, and Sharon Fast Gustafson has been renominated as General Counsel....more
After a year and a half in limbo, Daniel Gade has apparently had enough.
Daniel Gade, one of President Trump's nominees for Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has voluntary withdrawn from...more
A preview of coming attractions!
The Trump Administration issued its Fall 2018 regulatory agenda this week, which includes many items of interest to employers. Here are the highlights:-...more
The announcement will be made at 9 p.m. Monday. Eastern Time, I presume.
According to the Daily Mail, as of Thursday night President Trump may have narrowed the field even more, to Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond...more
The list is now down to three: Judge Kavanaugh, Judge Barrett, and Judge Kethledge. Can't wait for Monday!
Our final contender for the Supreme Court position is Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...more
How would Supreme Court contender Amul Thapar be for employers?
It's Fourth of July week, which means not much is happening in the world of politics. (Yay!)
But on Monday, President Trump is expected to announce his...more