The September edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report examines what federal agencies were up to while Congress was out of session, and discusses state and local laws that advanced in the weeks leading up to Labor Day. The Insider Report includes the following sections:

Insider Briefing [p. 1]. August is typically a slow month in Washington. With Congress out of session, there is an exodus from the hot and humid Capital. However, with only a few months left in the Obama Administration, August was anything but slow from a workplace policy perspective. The Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released regulations and subregulatory directives that could have profound implications for employers. As the highly charged presidential and congressional elections rapidly approach, Members of Congress and stakeholders in the employer community weighed in on the final administrative push to effectuate its workplace policy agenda before the next president and Congress are sworn into office.