DE Under 3: Major USDOL Policy Initiatives on Hold Pending Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su's Confirmation Struggles
DE Under 3: U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Resign
DE Under 3: Secretary Walsh Intervenes in Court, Religious Exemption Updates, & AAP Verification Deadline Extension Developments
Podcast: Who Is Marty Walsh and What Would His DOL Appointment Mean for Employers? - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
Labor and Employment Podcast Series - Anticipations for 2021 Under the Biden Administration
#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Picks Labor Nominee, The Biden EEOC, Temporary Special Relief for FSAs - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now IV-67- Today's U.S. DOL Phone Briefing re: Federal Coronavirus Initiatives
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
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
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
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 Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that clarified how employers should determine who is an independent contractor and who is an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
Unions in the United States and Mexico have taken a significant step under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to interject the United States into labor disputes in Mexico by filing the first complaint under the...more
On March 22, 2021, former two-term Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Labor in a 68-29 Senate vote. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) supported Walsh’s nomination as Secretary of Labor due in...more
In the months since President Biden took office, legislators have tried—and thus far failed—to pass legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. While the debate rages on, the Biden-Harris administration has...more
On January 7, the outgoing Trump Administration published regulations that set forth new, more “business-friendly” standards for determining whether a worker was an independent contractor or an employee. The regulations were...more
On April 9, 2021, the White House issued a press release announcing its nomination of Douglas Parker (Parker) for the position of Assistant Secretary for the Occupational and Health Administration (OSHA). Parker is currently...more
In week ten, the Biden administration’s labor and employment activity includes the Senate confirmation of Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary, the nomination of former CEO of the Democratic National Committee to the Solicitor of...more
Secretary of Labor Confirmed. On March 23, 2021, former Boston mayor Martin Walsh was sworn in as the 29th U.S. Senate-confirmed secretary of labor. Walsh’s nomination had been approved by the Senate just one day earlier on a...more
On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed the Presidential nomination of Boston mayor Marty Walsh as Secretary of the Department of Labor. The vote was 68 to 29, demonstrating bipartisan support....more
Albeit typically a matter for Congress, tapped Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is prepared to utilize his labor experience to address the growing concern regarding the uptick in underfunded multiemployer pension plans that are...more
Shortly after President Biden took office, he signed an Executive Order directing OSHA to, among other things, determine whether emergency temporary standards (ETS) on COVID-19 are necessary; and if so, to issue them by March...more
President Biden nominated Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston, as Secretary of Labor, and as his nomination remains pending, questions arise on what changes will be made regarding ERISA fiduciary rules that were established under...more
Marty moves ahead! The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 18-4 yesterday to send the nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to the full Senate, where he is expected to be confirmed...more
This week kicks off Employers and the New Administration, a special podcast series on what the Biden administration’s first 100 days will mean for employers. Episodes will air every other week, here in #WorkforceWednesday....more
And more! It's been another busy week at Chez Biden. I will dive right in. NLRB Acting General Counsel Peter Ohr withdraws 12 memos by former GC Peter Robb. Of course, the withdrawn General Counsel memoranda were relatively...more
On January 29, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published new guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. In a press release announcing the new guidance,...more