President Donald Trump has tapped labor and employment attorney M. Carter Crow to serve as the next general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a four-year term. ...more
11/21/2025
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11/17/2025
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11/3/2025
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On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed, by a 51–47 vote, the nomination of Andrew Rogers to be administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The division enforces federal labor...more
10/10/2025
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sworn in Catherine Eschbach as its first-ever principal deputy general counsel, a newly created position within the agency’s Office of General Counsel (OGC)....more
On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Brittany Bull Panuccio by a 51–47 vote to serve as a commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring in 2029. ...more
10/8/2025
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The U.S. government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on October 1, 2025, after the president and congressional lawmakers could not reach an agreement to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2026. ...more
10/2/2025
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On October 1, 2025, the United States federal government entered a shutdown after congressional lawmakers failed to pass a resolution to continue funding the government. The shutdown will likely cause several disruptions for...more
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9/22/2025
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9/8/2025
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9/2/2025
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8/11/2025
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8/4/2025
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6/16/2025
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6/9/2025
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6/2/2025
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5/19/2025
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5/12/2025
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5/5/2025
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4/14/2025
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4/7/2025
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3/31/2025
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