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
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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
8/4/2025
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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
10/7/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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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
9/3/2024
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
H-2A ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Stays ,
Tip Credit ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Visas
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
EEOC, DOJ Issue Guidance on AI in the Workplace. -
On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) each issued guidance documents addressing potential...more
5/16/2022
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Blacklist ,
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Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Law Violations ,
New Guidance ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
EEO-1 on Appeal. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its appeal of the March 4, 2019, district court decision that reinstituted the 2016 EEO-1 wage and hour reporting scheme. The DOJ argued to the...more
8/23/2019
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
LGBTQ ,
NLRA ,
OIRA ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SEIU ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
EEO-1 Appeal. Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an appeal in the case that restarted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) 2016 EEO-1 wage reporting scheme. The government appealed both the...more
5/13/2019
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Appeals ,
Congressional Committees ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Funding ,
H-2B ,
NLRB ,
Pay Data ,
Unions ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas
The Buzz returns renewed and reenergized from last week’s highly successful Workplace Strategies conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where approximately 800 employer representatives gathered with Ogletree Deakins lawyers to...more
5/21/2018
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Joint Employers ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Tenth Amendment ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
USCIS ,
Wage and Hour