Amidst a flurry of employment-related executive orders issued during the first few days of the new administration, on January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and...more
Among the myriad executive orders issued by President Trump in the hours after his inauguration, two focus on the number and location of federal employees.
The first is a return-to-work order, requiring all employees of...more
1/22/2025
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Employment Policies ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
OMB ,
Remote Working ,
Telecommuting ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
One of the most common mistakes made by employers is the failure to properly calculate the regular rate when paying overtime compensation to employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is a cornerstone of...more
As a reminder, and as we had reported in an earlier Blog Post, Federal Contractors and Subcontractors are asked to certify their compliance with the Affirmative Action Program obligations under Executive Order 11246, VEVRAA,...more
6/21/2023
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Audits ,
Certifications ,
Compliance ,
CSALs ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Subcontractors ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On March 20th, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its annual notice that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Contractor Portal for certification of contractor affirmative action program compliance...more
As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more
7/7/2022
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China ,
Climate Change ,
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
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Ethics ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Human Rights ,
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Internet of Things ,
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NLRB ,
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Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unions ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Developments immediately before the holiday break have many employers scrambling as the OSHA ETS has seemingly come back to life. The Sixth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision by a 3-member panel, dissolved the temporary stay...more
We’ve been saying for some time now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was expected to release an emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 – now that day has finally come! On June 10, 2021, OSHA...more
6/11/2021
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New Guidance ,
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Paid Leave ,
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Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety