The Littler WPI Policy Week in Review will pause for the August congressional recess and will return after Labor Day.
Hiring Slowed to 73,000 Jobs in July -
Employment increased by 73,000 jobs in July according to the...more
SCOTUS Curtails Nationwide Injunctions - The U.S. Supreme Court sharply curtailed “universal” injunctions. The Court’s June 27, 2025 decision came in a case involving an executive order seeking to limit birthright...more
6/30/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Judicial Authority ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS ,
Unions
Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Labor Nominees; Announces Committee Votes -
On June 18, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on four nominees for a number of...more
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Raise the Minimum Wage -
Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation on June 10, titled “Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2025,” that would raise...more
House Workforce Protections Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission” -
On Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), held a hearing titled “Reclaiming...more
President Donald Trump embarked on an aggressive agenda in the first 100 days of his administration, relying largely on executive orders and administrative action that appear designed to test the limit of the executive...more
4/30/2025
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Immigration Procedures ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration
Chair Cassidy (R-LA) Releases White Paper on Providing Benefits to Independent Workers -
On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) released a white paper...more
At a Glance -
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior...more
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
3/24/2025
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Trump Administration
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
3/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Workweek ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
3/3/2025
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Small Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
We are pleased to present the Policy Week in Review (PWR) prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), the government relations and public policy arm of Littler. The PWR will set forth in one place WPI’s updates on...more
Introduction Over a year and a half since the pandemic first started to take its toll on the health and welfare of individuals and the economy, the country is still reeling and struggling to recover. Some employers and...more
9/7/2021
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommuting ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations
Labor Day became an official federal holiday in 1894. Although the world of employment has obviously changed significantly over the last 125 years, the pace of workplace transformation seems to have accelerated in the past...more
9/3/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Ban the Box ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Shortage ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Rate of Pay ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Silica ,
Transgender ,
Unemployment ,
USCIS ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Almost two years into the new presidential administration, and with highly consequential and hotly debated mid-term elections around the corner, Littler’s Workforce Policy Institute’s Labor Day Report examines the state of...more
9/4/2018
/ ADEA ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Age Discrimination ,
Association Health Plans ,
Ban the Box ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
DACA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigrants ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sharing Economy ,
Unemployment ,
Wage and Hour
On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published in the Federal Register its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding the so-called "blacklisting" procedures for federal contractors President...more
9/1/2016
/ ADEA ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Blacklist ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Construction Industry ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
General Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
Migrant Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Pay Transparency ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Service Contract Act ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour