On Friday, President Trump issued an executive order, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda ("the Order"), which calls for each federal agency to develop a regulatory reform task force to identify burdensome regulations for...more
2/28/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Data Collection ,
Data Reporting ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Job Creation ,
Joint Employers ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
New Regulations ,
NLRB ,
Nominations ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Trump Administration ,
Two For One Rule ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office on January 20, 2017, ushering in a new balance of power in Washington and what is expected to be a dramatically different era of workplace policy. On his first day in office,...more
2/8/2017
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Congressional Review Act ,
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Employee Benefits ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Investment Adviser ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Neil Gorsuch ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
OMB ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Accountability Act ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Repeal ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration
Littler's WPI Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The December edition of the Insider Report discusses recent efforts to block...more
12/5/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Blacklist ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EB-1 ,
EB-2 ,
EB-3 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Obama Administration ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Persuader Rules ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Right to Work ,
Sick Leave ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
USCIS Immigrant Fee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more
11/10/2016
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Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
D.R. Horton v NLRB ,
DACA ,
DAPA ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Ernst & Young ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Joint Employers ,
Judicial Appointments ,
LGBTQ ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
MAP-21 ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Persuader Rules ,
Political Appointments ,
Popular ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Recess Appointments ,
Retirement Plan ,
Right to Work ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Standard of Review ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The November edition of the Insider Report turns a spotlight on...more
11/7/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ballot Measures ,
Big Data ,
Blacklist ,
Data Breach ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sharing Economy ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission empaneled a group of Big Data experts, including Littler Shareholder Marko Mrkonich, to discuss the use of data analytics in hiring, performance...more
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The October edition of the Insider Report examines what Congress...more
10/6/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bereavement Leave ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
EU ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Forum Selection ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Harassment ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Pensions ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Sick Leave ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
The September edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report examines what federal agencies were up to while Congress was out of session, and discusses state and local laws that advanced in the weeks leading...more
9/6/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ballot Measures ,
CFTC ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Discrimination ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
IRS ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Retaliation ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Work Schedules
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
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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
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The August edition of the Insider Report compares the Democratic...more
8/4/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
International Data Transfers ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Political Campaigns ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The July edition of the Insider Report includes a discussion of...more
7/6/2016
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
LMRDA ,
Minimum Salary ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
OFCCP ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pensions ,
Persuader Rules ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The June edition of the Insider Report highlights recent federal...more
6/6/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Ban the Box ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Final Rules ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pensions ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Littler's Workplace Policy Institute® (WPI™) presents the Insider Report, a monthly newsletter detailing key labor, employment, and benefits policy developments at the federal, state, local and global levels. This month's...more
3/4/2016
/ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Budget ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Joint Employers ,
LMRDA ,
Minimum Wage ,
Sick Leave ,
Title VII ,
Voting Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
The National Labor Relations Board continues the string of controversial moves in its unfair labor practice cases against McDonald’s. In December 2014, the NLRB’s General Counsel filed thirteen complaints naming the...more
8/18/2015
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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Unfair Labor Practices
The world of Big Data has arrived, and it is beginning to affect employers and their decision-making in ways undreamed of even a few years ago. Employers can access more information about their applicant pool than ever...more
8/5/2015
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Big Data ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Workplace Safety
In keeping with past practice, federal agencies released their spring regulatory agendas on the eve of a holiday weekend. These semiannual reports list all of the federal agency regulations currently under development or...more
5/22/2015
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Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Railroad Safety Act ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GINA ,
Independent Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
OLMS ,
OSHA ,
SBREFA ,
Small Business ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
Federal agencies have released their spring 2013 regulatory agendas outlining the rules they will likely propose or issue in final form during the next six-month period. While agencies often stray from their stated goals and...more
7/9/2013
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Compliance ,
Consultants ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EBSA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
IRS ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OLMS ,
OSHA ,
Persuader Rules ,
Right To Know ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On December 21, 2012, federal agencies released their long-awaited unified agendas and regulatory plans for 2012. Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, federal agencies are required to publish semi-annual lists of...more