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Beltway Buzz - April 2025

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/7/2025

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

Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/28/2024

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

Beltway Buzz - July 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/15/2024

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

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

Beltway Buzz - July 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/5/2022

NLRB GC Provides Update on Recent Remedies. - Remember back in September 2021 when the Buzz reported on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s memorandum instructing regional directors to...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2022 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/27/2022

Biden Administration Releases Regulatory Plans - Maybe someone in the White House just read the Buzz’s Summer Forecast, because on June 21, 2022, the Biden administration released its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/2/2021

Last Week Today - Here is a quick rundown of some of the labor and employment policy developments we missed last week while at Workplace Strategies in Austin, Texas (be sure to join us next year for the program at the...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/21/2021

Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday. This week, President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19 - the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in...more

May 2021: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 6/2/2021

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

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/1/2021

EEOC Releases Vaccine Guidance. On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued much-needed guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the workplace. According to the guidance...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/25/2021

President Biden. On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and security concerns arising out of the riot at the United States Capitol...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/6/2020

Spring Regulatory Agenda Released. Last week, the Buzz wondered when we might see the administration’s spring regulatory forecast. Well, the administration must have noticed our comment, because on June 30, 2020, it released...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2020 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/19/2020

SCOTUS: Title VII Protects LGBTQ and Transgender Employees. On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States released its historical decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that discrimination against...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/9/2020

Congress and the Coronavirus. In the wake of the growing coronavirus threat, federal lawmakers responded this week by doing what they do best: holding hearings. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and...more

Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter - November 2019 #3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/27/2019

Once. Twice. Three Times for JE. This week, the Administration released its Fall 2019 Regulatory Agenda, which identifies the work expected to be done by the regulatory agencies during the next year. Key among the labor...more

Beltway Buzz - November 2019 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/25/2019

Close Call. On November 21, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open through December 20, 2019. Given the pervasiveness of brinksmanship in Congress these days, the Buzz...more

What Labor Secretary Acosta’s Departure Means For Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/15/2019

When the news broke Friday afternoon that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta would be resigning from his post, employers across the country began wondering what this transition would mean for them. You may have even heard...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2019 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/28/2019

Spring Regulatory Agenda Issued. On May 22, 2019, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released the administration’s Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. Before diving into the...more

Longest Government Shutdown In History Is Impacting Workplace Law

Fisher Phillips on 1/14/2019

As of Saturday, the current federal government shutdown became the longest in our nation’s history—and employers are starting to feel the sting. While the peculiarities of the federal budget process meant that this shutdown...more

Status of Employment-Related Federal Agencies During The Federal Shutdown

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 1/10/2019

With the partial shutdown of the federal government entering its nineteenth day (as of today), and with reports indicating there are no signs of an imminent resolution, employers should be aware of the status of federal...more

Beltway Buzz - December 2018 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/24/2018

Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory. Many Representatives on Capitol Hill were already heading home after the Senate passed a continuing resolution this week to keep the federal government open until early February....more

Joint Employment, Wage and Hour Changes are on the Regulatory Horizon

Littler on 10/18/2018

Employers will face fewer significant regulations in the coming year, according to the Trump administration's Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("regulatory agenda")....more

What A Government Shutdown Would Mean For Employers

Fisher Phillips on 1/18/2018

If Congress cannot approve a budget by this Friday at midnight, the federal government will shut down. What will this mean for employers across the country? A look back at the most recent government shutdown will provide...more

April 2017: The 13 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 5/5/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. April 2017 was another month...more

"Employment Flash – April 2017"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/1/2017

Supreme Court Adopts Deferential Standard of Review for EEOC Cases - On April 3, 2017, in McLane v. EEOC, 137 S.Ct. 30 (2016), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that appellate courts should review lower court decisions to...more

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