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California Employment News: Taking Advantage of the PAGA Reform – How Employers Can Lower Their Risk of PAGA Liability
(Podcast) California Employment News: Taking Advantage of the PAGA Reform – How Employers Can Lower Their Risk of PAGA Liability
The Labor Law Insider: What's Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part II
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 39: Best Practices for Conducting RIFs and Layoffs with Jennifer Wheeler of Maynard Nexsen
#WorkforceWednesday®: Should Employers Shift Workforce Data Collection Under President Trump? - Employment Law This Week®
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 38: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) with John Holmes of Maynard Nexsen
#WorkforceWednesday®: Workplace Law Shake-Up - DEI Challenges, NLRB Reversals, and EEOC Actions - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider: What's Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part I
The Implications of President Trump's EO on Gender Ideology: What's the Tea in L&E?
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now IX-159 - 8th Anniversary Special: The Current State of Politics for Employers
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: PAGA in California, NLRB Authority, New Employment Laws in 2025 - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-157 - Top 5 L&E Issues to Watch in 2025
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law in 2025: A Look Ahead - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday®: 2024 Workforce Review - Top Labor and Employment Law Trends and Updates - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
(Podcast) California Employment News – Key Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing in 2025
California Employment News – Key Employment Law Updates: What’s Changing in 2025
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Spring 2025 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. Whether borne of a desire to rein in the general ubiquity of...more
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more
Last week, I attended the American Bar Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting for the Committee on Development Under the Law of the NLRA in Clearwater, Florida. William Cowen, the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General...more
On February 18, 2025, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowen rescinded a September 2021 memorandum in which former Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo declared college athletes should be...more
As Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer braces for a flurry of questions at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on her way to a full Senate vote to become President...more
Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump appointed William B. Cowen as Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Cowen began his career at the Board in 1979 after graduating law school. He served in...more
Summary - Makes it the policy of the executive branch that collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) reached in the 30 days prior to the inauguration of an incoming president shall not be approved. Instructs agency heads to...more
When former President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he terminated the General Counsel of the NLRB, Peter Robb, on Inauguration Day. That termination was challenged by the business community. Multiple lawsuits,...more
As expected, the Trump administration has shifted the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) into a new era marked by notable changes that will reshape the Board....more
Real World Impact: The president’s recent discharge of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) Member Gwynne Wilcox means the Board currently lacks a quorum; thus, pending unfair labor practice (ULP) cases and...more
In a much-anticipated move, President Donald Trump has fired Jennifer Abruzzo, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Trump’s action follows a precedent set by former President Joe Biden. On his...more
President Trump has ousted National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Labor Law General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo—a move that mirrors former President Biden’s unprecedented removal of the board’s general counsel four years ago....more
Our Labor Relations thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025....more
This week, we're highlighting several last-minute changes from federal agencies before the Trump administration takes office. These include the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) recent ban on captive audience...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
In today's new episode, Michael Schmidt interviews high-level officials from the United States Department of Labor (Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda), the United States EEOC (Commissioner Andrea Lucas), and the NLRB (General...more
For many, this has been a summer of strikes. Beyond the high-profile, ongoing strike of Hollywood writers and actors, union actions have secured outcomes like substantial pay increases for UPS drivers and commercial air...more
On June 21, 2022, the Biden administration released its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. These semi-annual regulatory agendas outline federal agency goals for the months ahead. Although the...more
In the final week of first 100 days of, the Biden administration, significant labor and employment activity includes a Department of Labor (“DOL”) official and two judicial nominations sent to the Senate, a push from the DOL...more
In week thirteen, the Biden administration’s labor and employment activity includes the nomination for the Assistant Secretary of Disability and Employment Policy at the Department of Labor (DOL); the Senate committee vote on...more
In week six, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes a major roadblock to the $15 federal minimum wage increase, an extension of unemployment benefits by the DOL, and unexpected silence by the...more