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
6/2/2025
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Educational Institutions ,
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Executive Orders ,
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Labor Reform ,
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OPT ,
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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
4/7/2025
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H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
OSHA ,
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Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
USCIS ,
Venezuela ,
Wage and Hour
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
3/14/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Shutdown ,
Labor Reform ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
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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
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
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
11/25/2024
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Longshoremen ,
Minimum Salary ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pending Legislation ,
Ports ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Salaried Employees ,
Service Animals ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Unions ,
Vacated ,
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
10/7/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Labor Disputes ,
Longshoremen ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NLRB ,
Ports ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Strike ,
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
9/23/2024
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Call Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
Longshoremen ,
Ports ,
Public Contracts ,
Strike ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Policy ,
Tip Credit ,
Tips ,
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
9/13/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
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
/ Biden Administration ,
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
8/12/2024
/ Census ,
Colleges ,
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Federal Labor Laws ,
FERPA ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
OSHA ,
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Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Student Privacy ,
Unions ,
Universities
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
6/17/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Heat Exposure ,
NLRB ,
OIRA ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Union Elections ,
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
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.
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
A yearslong saga seems to be coming to an end now that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has completed its review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “walkaround rule,” 29...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.
Tax Package/ERC Update. For what seems...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
/ 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
DOL Proposes Changes to Overtime Regulations. On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the regulations implementing the overtime provisions...more
9/5/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Proposed Rules ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Safety Inspections ,
Third-Party ,
Union Elections ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
West Coast Ports: Parties Reach Agreement. This week, ocean carriers and terminal operators at the twenty-nine West Coast ports in the United States announced a tentative agreement with the labor union that represents their...more
Debt Limit Done. Now What? With the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the rearview mirror, this week the U.S. Congress turned to other matters. The U.S. Senate spent the week focusing on nominations to federal agencies. ...more
6/12/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Budget ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Property Damage ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Unions
He’s Running. President Joe Biden announced this week that he will run for reelection in 2024. President Biden has stated that he is the most pro-union president in history, so the Buzz will not be surprised if labor and...more
5/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Joe Biden ,
Joint Employers ,
Make-Whole Doctrine ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
OSHA ,
OSHRC ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Unions