DE Under 3: Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nominations for Kotagal as EEOC Commissioner & Looman as WHD Head
President Obama Appoints Three Members to NLRB, but Will They Be Confirmed?
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
On March 8, the FTC announced the confirmation of two new commissioners: Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak. Additionally, current Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter received a confirmation vote for a second term....more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
Gomez, Carr, and Starks Confirmations - After functioning for nearly two years without a full Commission, the FCC welcomed its fifth Commissioner in September 2023 when Anna Gomez was confirmed by the Senate. Gigi Sohn...more
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more
Here We Go Again: Government Shutdown? In early October, the Buzz theorized that the last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 hadn’t solved the appropriations problem, but only postponed the debate....more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
On October 17, 2023, the United States Senate voted 67-29 to confirm Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Hall as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Delaware. Judge Hall will fill the judicial vacancy in Delaware that will be...more
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. House of Pain. This week, the Buzz was...more
Funding Update: Shutdown Looms. How—and when—the federal government will be funded after September 30, 2023, continued to be the main focus of our elected members of Congress this week. Of course, attention is now primarily...more
Those who were looking for big fireworks at yesterday’s confirmation hearings for three FTC Commissioners were likely disappointed by the relatively business-as-usual nature of the proceedings. Yes, certain Senators decried...more
Congress Returns, Eyes Finish Line. The U.S. Senate reconvened this week following its August recess. Meanwhile, members of the U.S. House of Representatives continued to hit the snooze alarm, as they will return to their...more
Senate Committee Vets Biden’s Labor Pick. - On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing on Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s nomination to be...more
In the latest episode of DE Under 3, John & Candee discuss the latest in three long-pending political nominations, namely Kalpana Kotagal for EEOC Commissioner, and the two important implications her confirmation will have....more
The Fifth Circuit affirmed judgments confirming an arbitration award despite concluding that the lower courts should have considered one of the party’s claims that a dispute decided by the arbitrator was beyond the scope of...more
On December 21, 2022, President Biden nominated Port Authority General Counsel Michael Farbiarz and State Superior Court Judge Robert Kirsch to the District Court for the District of New Jersey. Both Mr. Farbiarz and Judge...more
January 5, 2023- Martin J. Gruenberg was sworn in as the 22nd Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Travis Hill, who will serve as Vice Chairman, and Jonathan McKernan, who will serve as Director, were also...more
The President swore in a new face to the Commission for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on June 30, 2022. Mary T. Boyle, however, is not an entirely new face as she served in various positions within the CPSC...more
Today, the Senate Health, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted 13-9 to advance the nomination of Jessica Looman, who has been serving as the top official of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, to be the...more
On August 2, Dara Lindenbaum was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission (FEC). She was nominated by President Biden on February 3 and confirmed by the Senate on May 24. Prior to her appointment, she was...more
Recently, the full Senate confirmed Michael Barr to a four-year term as Vice Chair for Supervision and to Randal Quarles’ unexpired term as a member of the Board of Governors. That unexpired term as a member of the Board will...more
Federal Agencies- Federal Reserve Bank of New York- Article: Contributing to a Fair and Transparent FX Market- June 21, 2022- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published an article entitled, "Contributing to a Fair...more
On June 16, 2022, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jaime Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda as SEC Commissioners. Once seated, the agency will have a full slate of five commissioners for the first time in six months, following the departure...more
On Thursday, as reported by Thomson Reuters, the Senate unanimously confirmed Jaime E. Lizárraga and Mark Toshiro Uyeda to serve as SEC Commissioners. Lizárraga will fill the seat of departing Democratic Commissioner Allison...more
On May 11, the Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Alvaro Bedoya as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requiring Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking vote. Bedoya gives Democrats a 3-2 majority at the...more