On 28 January 2025, the Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission), Andrea Lucas (Acting Chair Lucas) issued a statement announcing that the Commission is returning to its “mission of...more
As the Trump administration transitioned into power, the White House issued over 25 executive orders in the first days in office addressing a variety of topics including many focused on employment laws. While the flurry of...more
UPDATE: On 8 January 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) officially withdrew its proposed rule that would have (1) barred federal contractors from seeking and using job applicants’ compensation...more
1/24/2025
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
On 29 January 2024, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that would prohibit federal contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information...more
3/28/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPRM ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Transparency ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
Overview - On 26 January 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery (the Court) issued an important decision for corporations and their officers, finding for the first time that corporate officers—not just directors—owe a fiduciary...more
Health care employment law was once again a critical focus for many legislative bodies in 2022. While much of our 2021 Year in Review focused on how states addressed the COVID-19 pandemic itself, most notably with respect to...more
2/21/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Pay Data ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Congress has passed a transformative bill inspired by the #MeToo movement that would allow employees to avoid enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in workplace sexual assault or harassment claims. The bill, which...more