On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) to promote education on and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12, higher education, and workplace settings through public-private...more
5/1/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employee Training ,
Executive Orders ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
On April 11, 2025, a group of forty Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to “abandon plans to dismantle [the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs] and reaffirm...more
4/17/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Rules
On April 15, 2025, a group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials issued an “open letter” urging federal contractors to continue voluntary diversity practices, including conducting self-assessments, despite the Trump...more
4/16/2025
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
OFCCP ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
On March 27, 2025, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing portions of two provisions in President Donald Trump’s...more
While the Trump administration appeals a recent federal court ruling that blocked enforcement of key parts of two executive orders (EO) to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives, the...more
Employers in the healthcare industry will navigate a landscape marked by rapid change and evolving challenges over the course of 2025, including those related to labor organizing, workplace safety, noncompete agreements, pay...more
1/29/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immigration Procedures ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unions ,
Workplace Safety
President Donald Trump removed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox in a move that leaves the Board without a quorum to hear cases. The president also, as expected, discharged NLRB general counsel...more
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States held that employers need only demonstrate that an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by a...more
1/16/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EMD Sales Inc v Carrera ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Misclassification ,
Popular ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is appealing a U.S. district judge’s recent ruling striking down the agency’s final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales,...more
12/2/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Vacated ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest attempt to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemption,...more
11/18/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Statutory Authority ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
A federal judge in Texas seemed skeptical that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) did not overreach with its latest rule that raised the minimum salary thresholds to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime...more
11/11/2024
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Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) authority to use a salary basis to define its white-collar overtime exemptions....more
9/12/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Salary ,
Salaried Employees ,
Statutory Authority ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its long-anticipated proposed heat illness prevention rule, which would require employers to monitor excessive heat in the workplace and develop and implement...more
7/9/2024
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
General Duty Clause ,
Heat Exposure ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
NPRM ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Safety Precautions ,
SCOTUS ,
Workplace Safety
On July 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas refused to block the enforcement of the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the white-collar overtime...more
7/5/2024
/ Case Consolidation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Pending Legislation ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On June 28, 2024, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the enforcement of the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor...more
7/1/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Pending Legislation ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new rule to raise the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime exemptions could be delayed as it faces multiple legal challenges, alleging...more
6/27/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Effective Date ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Pending Litigation ,
Popular ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
On May 22, 2024, more than a dozen business groups and a company filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new final rule that significantly raises the minimum salary thresholds for the Fair Labor...more
5/28/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates 56 percent of all nonunion private-sector employees are subject to mandatory arbitration agreements. Many employers use such agreements—and the class action waivers contained therein—to...more
5/22/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforceability ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Private Sector ,
Transportation Industry
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released new guidance warning federal contractors they must routinely monitor their use of artificial intelligence (AI) and...more
On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published new guidance clarifying employers’ obligations under federal labor laws as they pertain to use of automated systems and artificial...more
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a new final rule that will significantly raise the minimum salary threshold to qualify for certain overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...more
On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to establish a “coordinated, Federal Government-wide approach” to the responsible development and...more
11/7/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Management Practices ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Immigration Procedures ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Public Policy ,
STEM ,
Technology Sector ,
Wage and Hour
Another federal government shutdown appears imminent as lawmakers reportedly remain deadlocked along partisan lines on an agreement to extend funding ahead of a 12:00 a.m. October 1, 2023 deadline. A government shutdown—which...more
9/29/2023
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Furloughs ,
Government Shutdown ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Public Employees ,
Regulatory Agencies
Consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is becoming increasingly important for companies when conducting business and in dealings with investors and employees. The increased emphasis on ESG poses...more
4/24/2023
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Commuting ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Investors ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
On October 12, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case regarding whether an oil rig worker who performed supervisory duties and was paid more than $200,000 per year on a day rate...more