NLRB, Hiring & Firing, Department of Labor (DOL)

Workplace Battle Brewing: PEOs Need to Prepare for Season of Change and Uncertainty

Fisher Phillips on 5/10/2024

Two competing forces battling it out right now could have an outsized impact on your clients’ workplaces and your overall business practices over the next few months – so you should make sure you have a basic understanding of...more

Workplace Law Update: 12 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/6/2024

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

OFCCP Week in Review Special Edition | DEAMcon24 Day One Recap

DirectEmployers Association on 4/17/2024

The following is Part 1 of a 3-Part series reporting on the 24 presentations at the DirectEmployers (“DE”) Annual Meeting (DEAMcon24) of Members and the public. DE will publish the second installment on Monday, April 22, and...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 4/2/2024

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

Department of Labor, Including OFCCP, Continues Work on Guidance and “Promising Practices” Regarding Artificial Intelligence

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/27/2024

The Acting Director of OFCCP and the Solicitor of Labor indicated that they are moving full speed ahead on developing guidance regarding employers’ use of artificial intelligence, and that the Department of Labor is working...more

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2024 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 3/19/2024

Monday, March 11, 2024: Biden “Hits the Brakes” on Non-Defense Discretionary Budgets for Federal Agencies Joining Congress’ Historic Pivot Away from Both Bigger Federal Agencies and Bigger Social Programs - With the...more

OFCCP Week In Review: March 2024 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 3/12/2024

Wednesday, March 6, 2024: JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 26k in January, Rate Unchanged at 5.3% - Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Report for January 2024 (Remember: JOLTS reports a month late) ...more

Big Budget Opponents Again Stop a Final Federal FY 2024 Budget While Congress Keeps to Agreement to Limit Agency Spending to FY...

DirectEmployers Association on 3/5/2024

US DOL Budget Will Remain at its Present Level Through March 22, 2024 - It has now become clear that neither Republicans nor Democrats have the stomach to shut the federal government agencies down, but neither does either...more

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your February To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 2/5/2024

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

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2024

DirectEmployers Association on 1/3/2024

This is a Special Two-Week Edition of the DirectEmployers Week In Review (for the period December 19,,2023 through January 1, 2024). DE publishes this Special Edition each year at this time to report what you missed when so...more

Test Your 2023 Workplace Law Knowledge With This Quiz

Fisher Phillips on 12/28/2023

Were you paying attention to all the workplace law developments in 2023? While it’s hard to keep up with so many changes, you can take our quiz to test your knowledge and see how you stack up. But don’t worry if you get a...more

How 2024 Employment Law Updates Affect Your Wallet, Unions & More

DarrowEverett LLP on 12/28/2023

As could be expected in 2023, employers have had to adapt to an ever-changing landscape of employment laws, regulations, and in the case of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a growing library of general counsel...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

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

Employment Law Now VII-138 - An Interview With the DOL, EEOC, and NLRB

Cozen O'Connor on 11/7/2023

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

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2023

DirectEmployers Association on 8/7/2023

Tuesday, August 1, 2023: JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 34k in June, Rate Steady at 5.8% Official logo for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)The number of job openings in June was 9,582,000 – a small...more

NLRB Takes Aim at Employers that Classify Workers as Independent Contractors

Quarles & Brady LLP on 8/4/2023

In recent action, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has demonstrated a clear intention to closely scrutinize employers that classify workers as independent contractors. Specifically, in June, 2023, the...more

NLRB’s Independent Contractor Test Shifts Back To Pre-Trump Standard

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/26/2023

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) issued a decision changing the legal standard it will use to determine whether workers are “employees” covered by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), or...more

Atlanta Opera: The NLRB Faces the Independent Contractor Music Once More

Butler Snow LLP on 6/19/2023

On June 13, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a decision, referred to as Atlanta Opera Inc. (372 NLRB No. 95), that marks a shift in the applicable test for whether a worker qualifies as an independent...more

OFCCP Week In Review - April 2023 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 4/24/2023

Monday, April 17, 2023: OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public - EXCLUSIVE: OFCCP Has Also Proposed A Schedule To Resolve Contractor Objections To Disclosure - The most substantive action pertaining to...more

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from October 2022

Fisher Phillips on 11/9/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Practical Guidance to Mitigate Risks to Employers of “Bad Actors” Who Engage in Retaliatory Acts

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/23/2022

The Biden Administration recently announced increased coordination between EEOC, the US DOL and the NLRB to strengthen an intra-agency approach focused on combatting unlawful workplace retaliation. The approach will raise...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 9/19/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

EEOC Priorities: Employers Should Take Notice

Baker Donelson on 9/7/2022

On August 16, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a webinar examining its current priorities and initiatives. It is important for employers to be aware of the EEOC's priorities because these are...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

DirectEmployers Association on 9/6/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2022

DirectEmployers Association on 8/1/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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