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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version. less -

Teaming Up? EEOC and DOL Announce Enhanced Enforcement Efforts

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/21/2023

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that announced they are partnering for the...more

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2023 # 3

DirectEmployers Association on 3/21/2023

Friday, March 10, 2023: FTC Jumped into the “Joint-Employer” Fray and Also Broadened Its Attack on Non-Competition Agreements to Franchise Agreements - If you did not think things were bad enough already between private...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/20/2023

Wilson Leaving FTC. Christine Wilson, the only Republican commissioner serving on the Federal Trade Commission, announced this week that she would be resigning her position. In an opinion piece printed by an internationally...more

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2021

DirectEmployers Association on 2/1/2021

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

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2020 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 9/14/2020

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

Weekly Update Newsletter - October 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/18/2019

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION - The Supreme Court Clarifies Vague Arbitration Clauses Affecting Class Disputes for Growing Businesses - For most small to medium-sized businesses, the threat of a class action is not...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/8/2019

Gentlemen, You Can’t Fight in Here! This Is the War Room! On April 3, 2019, for the third time in six years, the U.S. Senate went “nuclear” and changed its rules regarding filibustering of presidential nominees. This time,...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - February 2019

PilieroMazza PLLC on 2/4/2019

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - According to a Washington Technology article, just because government agencies reopened after five weeks of a shutdown does not mean things return to business as usual. In fact, the article...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2018

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/17/2018

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - US Department of Labor reinstates Wage and Hour opinion letters - The U.S. Department of Labor will reinstate the issuance of opinion letters, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced on...more

Municipal Legal News

Dickinson Wright on 10/4/2016

On September 21, Governor Snyder signed a package of bills (2016 PA 281-283) that significantly expands the types of medical marijuana facilities permitted under state law, and establishes a licensing scheme similar to the...more

Comment Period Will Not Be Extended

Fisher Phillips on 9/2/2015

There will be no extension of the original 60-day period for commenting on the U.S. Labor Department's proposals and requests relating to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) exemptions. U.S. Wage and Hour...more

Exemption Comments Already Being Filed

Fisher Phillips on 8/12/2015

Nearly 1,600 comments have already been posted in response to the U.S. Labor Department's proposals regarding the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) exemptions. Not surprisingly, there is great concern about...more

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