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
7/29/2024
/ Equal Pay ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Joe Biden ,
Joint Employers ,
Kamala Harris ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Political Campaigns ,
Presidential Elections
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
1/15/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Supreme Court Justices ,
Unions ,
US House of Representatives v Burwell
Government Avoids Shutdown. Perhaps already missing professional football, the U.S. Congress this week punted on federal government funding. Funding for the government was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on February 18, 2022, but...more
2/22/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Biden Administration ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Government Shutdown ,
NLRB ,
NPRM ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Pending Legislation ,
Policy Memorandums ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Assault ,
Trucking Industry
The Biden Administration at 100 Days. President Joe Biden recently marked his 100th day in office, and labor and employment policy changes have been at the forefront of his administration’s agenda. The enactment of the...more
5/25/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Congressional Committees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Masks ,
NPRM ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
SCOTUS ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unions ,
Workplace Safety
The results of the 2020 national elections are (mostly) in. Former vice president Joseph Biden is now President-elect Joseph Biden. Democrats have managed to hold the U.S. House of Representatives, but they will be working...more
Congress to Debate UI and Liability? For several weeks now, the Buzz has been discussing what might be included in the next federal legislative package to address the ongoing pandemic. Legislative discussions will begin to...more
On March 18, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the U.S. House of Representative’s “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” by a vote of 90-8, and President Trump signed the act into law the same day. The law does not contain any...more
On March 16, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved new legislative text for the emergency coronavirus bill. The amendments to the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” (H.R. 6201) were intended to correct...more
COVID-19 Update. Set forth below is a quick roundup of policy developments and implications concerning the COVID-19 virus.
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3/17/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
AFL-CIO ,
Apprenticeships ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEOC General Counsel ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
H-1B ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Sick Leave ,
State of Emergency ,
Title VII
During the early morning hours of March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” (H.R. 6201) by an overwhelming vote of 363-40. The bill now heads to the Senate where...more
Administration Releases FY2021 Budget. D.C. policy watchers dove headfirst into President Donald Trump’s 2021 budget this week, looking for clues and insights into where the administration may be heading in a variety of...more
I Love the Smell of Jet Fumes in the Morning. The smell of jet fumes permeated Washington, D.C., this week as senators scrambled to tie up some loose ends before heading home for the August recess. When Congress returns in...more
8/5/2019
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Final Rules ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Music Industry ,
Paid Leave ,
Political Appointments ,
Railroads ,
Railway Labor Act ,
Retirement Plan ,
Tax Credits
New Shimmer’s a Floor Wax and a Dessert Topping! The Buzz couldn’t help but think of this memorable Saturday Night Live bit this week upon the release of the administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget proposal on March 11,...more
Did you know that the 2018 midterm elections set a record as the first midterm to exceed voter turnout of 100 million people? In this issue, we will talk about the impact of the 2018 midterms for employers as well as topics...more
1/16/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Change in Control ,
Corporate Management ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
USCIS ,
Wage and Hour
The midterm elections that took place in November 2018 have the employer community wondering what to expect in 2019. This article will examine how those elections might impact labor and employment policymaking in 2019....more
1/9/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Election Results ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Injury
Congress Sprints to the Finish. Congress is back after its Thanksgiving break, and it will be a busy few weeks before it adjourns (as we previously mentioned, Congress is scheduled to adjourn on December 14, 2018, though that...more
Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new quarterly newsletter, Ogletree Deakins Compass. We hope you enjoy the publication, which contains some of the familiar features of the Employment Law Authority, but also has a few new...more
10/4/2018
/ Association Health Plans ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Judges ,
Marijuana ,
Multinationals ,
New Legislation ,
Nominations ,
OFCCP ,
Opinion Letter ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
USCIS ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour
Both the House and Senate are out on August recess (though the Senate returns on August 15), but that does not stop the D.C. labor and employment policy machine from continuing to crank out widgets. Here is your Beltway Buzz....more
OSHA Record-Keeping Proposal Released. On July 26, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a pre-Federal Register version of its proposed rule to amend its 2016 injury and illness recordkeeping...more
Always a Bridesmaid... Well, the Buzz waited patiently for an important call on Monday night, but we were passed over (again). Instead, President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh—currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals...more
Déjà Vu All Over Again? It is perhaps fitting that last Friday was Groundhog Day, as this week we relived the same government funding battle that we went through just a few weeks ago. Thankfully, because the shutdown card has...more
2/12/2018
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
DACA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Shutdown ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Political Parties ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
“Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ‘cause it’s cooooold out there today.” Here is your Groundhog Day Beltway Buzz...more
Another hectic week here in D.C. has us feeling like we’re living in a glass case of emotion. Here’s why...more
12/11/2017
/ Blacklist ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
First Amendment ,
NDAA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
SCOTUS ,
Tip Credit ,
Wage and Hour
Now You See It, Now You Don’t—Revised House and Senate Tax Reform Proposals Differ in Treatment of Executive Compensation. As we reported in last week’s Beltway Buzz, the House introduced its tax reform proposal last...more
11/13/2017
/ 401k ,
Blacklist ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Reform ,
Temporary Protected Status
On May 23, 2017, President Trump released his Fiscal Year 2018 (FY2018) budget proposal—a more detailed and developed version (it’s nearly 1300 pages long) of the so-called “skinny” budget that was released in March of 2017....more