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
7/1/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
Appropriations Bill ,
Compliance ,
Confirmation Proceedings ,
Congressional Intent ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Salaried Employees ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings
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
6/24/2024
/ Construction Industry ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Farm Animals ,
Farms ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Over-Time ,
Political Parties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Spouses ,
Student Athletes ,
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
/ Biden Administration ,
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
5/28/2024
/ Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
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
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
5/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Compliance ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour ,
Warehouses
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.
FTC Prohibits Non-Competes. On April...more
4/29/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Final Rules ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retirement Plan
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.
SCOTUS: “Significant” Harm Not...more
4/22/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Silica ,
Title VII
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.
March (Shutdown) Madness. Finally! This...more
3/25/2024
/ Basketball ,
Congressional Committees ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fraud ,
Gender Equity ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-1B ,
Independent Contractors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OSHA ,
Union Walk Around Rule ,
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
3/18/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-2B ,
Joint Employers ,
Judges ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pay Data ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Visas ,
Work Schedules
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
3/11/2024
/ Congressional Committees ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
OIRA ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda
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
3/4/2024
/ Construction Industry ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Government Shutdown ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Secretary of the Interior ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings
Congress: House Departs With Funding Deadline on the Horizon. This week, the U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan that did not include the immigration-related provisions the Buzz...more
Long-Awaited Border Deal Arrives With a Thud. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate this week debuted the text of their long-awaited legislative package addressing the crisis at the United States’ southern...more
2/12/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Basketball ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigration Reform ,
Israel ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Taiwan ,
Ukraine
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
/ Biden Administration ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
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
Congress: Home for the Holidays. The U.S. Congress is wrapping up for the year, and—we know you are going to find this hard to believe—Congress didn’t make much legislative progress during the three-week post-Thanksgiving...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
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.
Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda Released....more
Here We Go Again: Government Shutdown? In early October, the Buzz theorized that the last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 hadn’t solved the appropriations problem, but only postponed the debate....more
11/13/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Comment Period ,
Confirmation Proceedings ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Government Shutdown ,
Green Cards ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Employers ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Speaker of the House ,
Unpaid Overtime
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
Fourth Time’s a Charm. After three-plus weeks and three failed nominees, on October 25, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be the Speaker of the House by a vote of 220–209. Johnson, the...more
10/30/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
H-1B ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NLRB ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Speaker of the House ,
U.S. House ,
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.
House of Pain. This week, the Buzz was...more
10/23/2023
/ Confirmation Proceedings ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
F-1 Visa ,
H-1B ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
OIRA ,
Political Parties ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Speaker of the House ,
US State Departments ,
USCIS ,
Visas
Shutdown Fallout: McCarthy Out. On September 30, 2023, the U.S. Congress acted quickly—and surprisingly—to pass stopgap funding legislation to avoid what looked to be an inevitable shutdown of the federal government. With a...more
10/9/2023
/ Continuing Resolution ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor Newsom ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
OIRA ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Speaker of the House ,
U.S. House ,
Ukraine ,
Wage and Hour
Shutdown Showdown. Rather than hurtling into a federal government shutdown, this week has been more of a slow, gradual, depressing slide into the shutdown, as it became apparent this week that last-minute measures to keep the...more
10/2/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Appropriations Bill ,
Contingency Plans ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dress Codes ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Shutdown ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NLRB ,
OMB ,
OSHA