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
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
11/18/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Congressional Intent ,
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NLRB ,
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Political Parties ,
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Spouses ,
Trump Administration
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
9/13/2024
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Continuing Resolution ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Presidential Elections ,
Public Projects ,
Technology Sector ,
Unions
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
8/26/2024
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Democratic National Committee ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Political Parties ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Unions ,
USCIS ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
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
7/15/2024
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Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Heat Exposure ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Union Elections ,
USCIS
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
6/10/2024
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Cross-Border ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Offensive Language ,
OSHRC ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Veterans
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
5/20/2024
/ Age Discrimination ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Congressional Committees ,
Construction Industry ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Heat Exposure ,
New Guidance ,
NPRM ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Transparency ,
Unions
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule that effectively prohibits the use of almost all non-compete clauses....more
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
1/15/2024
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Supreme Court Justices ,
Unions ,
US House of Representatives v Burwell
POTUS Issues Executive Order on AI Framework.
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (EO). According to its...more
11/6/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Child Labor ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Workplace Safety
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
9/11/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Confirmation Proceedings ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
NLRB ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Portal ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Secretary of Labor ,
White Papers
Debt Ceiling Disaster Dodged. After months of political posturing, weeks of negotiating, and days of nail-biting, the U.S. Congress approved legislation to lift the debt limit to ensure continued payment of the nation’s...more
6/5/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Native American Issues ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Trade Secrets
Congress Works While Debt Limit Looms. As our country speeds toward defaulting on its debts on June 1, 2023, the White House and congressional leaders are still looking for an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. The Buzz...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
4/24/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Confirmation Proceedings ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Unions
POTUS Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 Emergency. On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed a congressional resolution officially ending the COVID-19 national emergency. The resolution was passed out of the U.S. House of...more
4/17/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Contractors ,
H-1B ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
USCIS
POTUS Issues First Veto. On March 20, 2023, after more than two years in office, President Biden issued his first legislative veto. As expected, President Biden rejected the bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution that...more
3/27/2023
/ Administrative Priority ,
Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Contractors ,
H-1B ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Presidential Veto ,
Retirement Plan ,
Scheduling Letters ,
Severance Agreements
House of Representatives: Standing Room Only. On March 7, 2023, Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives after winning a special election last month to fill a seat that had been...more
POTUS Nominates Su to Lead DOL. This week, President Biden nominated Julie Su to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (the current secretary, Marty Walsh, is scheduled to leave his position later this...more
3/6/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Child Labor ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Wage and Hour
Biden’s SOTU, Part II. This week, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. (Over the years, the Buzz has been quite candid with our feelings about the...more
POTUS Re-ups Labor Nominees. This week, President Biden renominated Jessica Looman to serve as administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division and José Javier Rodriguez to serve as assistant...more
1/30/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
GAO ,
OFCCP ,
PBGC ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Withdrawal Liability
Congress and POTUS Act to Avert National Freight Rail Shutdown. The national freight rail dispute that the Buzz had been tracking for months has come to the end of the line. Several holdout labor unions had refused to ratify...more
12/5/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Federal Contractors ,
Green Cards ,
Immigration Procedures ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Pending Legislation ,
Railroads ,
Railway Labor Act ,
Railways ,
Strike ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Unions ,
Unions
DACA Regulations Finalized. On August 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a final rule to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...more
8/29/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Construction Contracts ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Federal Contractors ,
H-1B ,
OFCCP ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
Inflation Reduction Act: Guidance on the Way? On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Democrats’ $737 billion reconciliation bill that focuses on tax reform, climate change,...more
Congressional Update. It’s the dog days of summer in Washington, D.C., and both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are out on recess. But Congress is still making news....more
8/15/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Congressional Committees ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OSHA ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Voting ,
Wage and Hour
Report on EEO-1 Data Confirms Flaws Yet Recommends Expansion. On July 28, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled...more
8/1/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gig Economy ,
Heat Exposure ,
Independent Contractors ,
Information Reports ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Safety Standards ,
Wage and Hour