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Department of Labor (DOL) Confirmation Proceedings

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Beltway Buzz - June 2024 #4

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2023 #2

Here We Go Again: Government Shutdown? In early October, the Buzz theorized that the last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 hadn’t solved the appropriations problem, but only postponed the debate....more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2023 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. House of Pain. This week, the Buzz was...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #2

Congress Returns, Eyes Finish Line. The U.S. Senate reconvened this week following its August recess. Meanwhile, members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued to hit the snooze alarm, as they will return to their...more

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Beltway Buzz - April 2023 #2

Senate Committee Vets Biden’s Labor Pick. - On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing on Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s nomination to be...more

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Wage and Hour Division Administrator Nominee Advances in the Senate

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Today, the Senate Health, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted 13-9 to advance the nomination of Jessica Looman, who has been serving as the top official of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, to be the...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: November 2020

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Eugene Scalia Confirmed As Secretary Of Labor

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

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Scalia Nomination Clears Senate HELP Committee

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This morning the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 12-11 along party lines to approve Eugene Scalia’s nomination as Secretary of Labor. The vote came five days after his confirmation hearing...more

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WPI Insider Briefing: After ACA "Repeal and Replace" Effort Fails, What's Next For Employers on Health Care and Other Workplace...

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Last month began with significant momentum but long odds that Senate Republicans would pass legislation repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In the early hours of July 28, GOP efforts came to a screeching...more

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Acosta Confirmed as DOL Secretary

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On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 60-38 to approve Alex Acosta as the new Secretary of Labor of the U.S. Department of Labor. Secretary Acosta is currently serving as the Dean of the Florida International University...more

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Senate Confirms Alex Acosta for Secretary of Labor

On April 27, 2017, the United States Senate confirmed the nomination of Rene Alexander "Alex" Acosta as the nation’s 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor by a bipartisan final vote of 60-38. Eight Democrats and one independent joined...more

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SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch's Judicial Conservatism May Benefit Employers

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President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch could shape the U.S. Supreme Court for years to come because of the judge's relatively young age (49) and because he could be part of a conservative majority on the Court,...more

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Senate Confirms First Department Of Labor Wage And Hour Division Administrator In Decade

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The Senate voted narrowly on Monday to confirm David Weil as administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The narrow 51-42 majority followed a similarly narrow 12-10 party-line committee vote in...more

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Thomas Perez Confirmed As Labor Secretary As President Obama Names New NLRB Nominees After Senate Compromise; Another Appellate...

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The last three days have brought a flurry of important developments for employers. ...more

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