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
8/11/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Call Centers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Government Shutdown ,
Income Taxes ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
OFCCP ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Veterans ,
WARN Act
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
Summer Forecast: Part I. -
The Memorial Day holiday and the unofficial start of summer is a good time to take a look at what our elected (and unelected) policymakers in Washington, D.C., will be working on during the...more
On May 14, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), bipartisan legislation that would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. The...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
3/29/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Biden Administration ,
Conciliation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Religious Exemption ,
SBA ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Well, Now What Do We Do? It seems like months (or, more accurately, a year) since the Buzz hasn’t had to provide an update on COVID-19 relief legislation or negotiations. Hopefully, that is good news and a positive sign that...more
3/22/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Biden Administration ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equality Act ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Reform ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Workplace Safety
Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. President Biden hit the ground running, issuing 17 executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, and similar actions on his first...more
1/25/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Environmental Policies ,
Ethics ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Equity ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Race Discrimination ,
Relief Measures ,
Student Loans
USMCA? A-OK, Says Senate. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been in the Limelight in recent weeks, and, on January 16, 2020, the U.S. Senate approved it. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the deal...more
1/20/2020
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
International Treaties ,
Joint Employers ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
OSHRC ,
Pregnancy ,
Retaliation ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)