Wage and Hour, Executive Orders, Gender Identity

Ones To Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2025

Littler on 3/25/2025

Three months into the new legislative year, with all but a handful of state legislatures currently in session, several employment law trends for 2025 have emerged. Some of the more significant trends reflect the country’s...more

Construction Contractors Take Note: OFCCP’s Industry-Focused Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) May Prove Helpful in Preparing for...

Carlton Fields on 2/18/2020

Federal construction contractors are barred from discriminating in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status, and many...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2019 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/14/2019

Supreme Return. The Supreme Court of the United States kicked off its 2019 term this week with a few blockbuster oral arguments. On October 9, 2019, the Court heard oral argument in three cases concerning whether gender...more

Michigan Governor Furthers LGBT Protections in State Contracts and Bans State Agencies From Asking For Salary History

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/21/2019

Hitting the ground running, Michigan’s new governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has imposed new requirements in the employment arena—but only for executive branch state employees and some contractors and grant and loan recipients....more

The Potential Impact Of a Trump Presidency on Employers

Carlton Fields on 11/11/2016

Based on promises made during the campaign, it appears employers may expect changes in the government’s approach to workplace regulation. Although we certainly do not have a crystal ball, President-elect Trump campaigned on a...more

President Obama to Issue Executive Order Mandating Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 8/28/2015

We recently learned that President Obama plans to issue an Executive Order mandating paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. This comes as no surprise as the President has utilized his power...more

President Obama Issues Two Executive Orders in 10-Day Period

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/1/2014

President Obama issued the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order on Wednesday, July 30 only 10 days after prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in the...more

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