The confirmation hearing for Andrew Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, has been postponed yet again – now it’s scheduled for Tuesday, February 7. According to the Washington Post, Mr. Puzder has...more
Law360 has just reported that President Trump has appointed Philip A. Miscimarra, the only current Republican member of the National Labor Relations Board, as Acting Chairman of the NLRB, replacing Mark Gaston Pearce....more
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Bloomberg BNA reports that the U.S. Department of Labor, which is the defendant in a lawsuit challenging the rule regarding white-collar exemptions to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards...more
Law360 reported yesterday that Victoria Lipnic, who has served as one of the two Republican Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during the Obama Administration, has been appointed by President Trump...more
President Trump announced yesterday that he would be naming his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court next week. The nominee, if confirmed, will fill the seat vacated by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
According to most news...more
President Trump met yesterday with representatives of a number of unions, and according to everyone involved, the meeting went well. It didn’t hurt matters that the President had withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership...more
We’ll try to keep you up to date with the latest labor and employment law news from the Trump Administration via a series of mini-posts as news develops.
According to Politico‘s Morning Shift, “President Trump ordered...more
The Senate confirmation hearing for Andrew Puzder, President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, will reportedly take place this Wednesday, January 12. Mr. Puzder’s nomination is vigorously opposed by employee...more
As most readers know, the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which was set to take effect yesterday, was preliminarily enjoined (temporarily blocked) on November 22 by U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant III. The...more
This has been a weird year for me. (And, no, I’m not even thinking about the election!) But I have much to be thankful for, and I hope you do, too.
BREAKING THING TO BE THANKFUL FOR: Yesterday evening, the U.S. Department...more
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How will employers fare under a Trump Administration? We’ve asked for comment from the thought leaders and heads of the practice areas that are likely to be affected the most.
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Congratulations to President-Elect Donald J. Trump, and to everyone who was elected or reelected to office yesterday. With a President Trump and Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, employers may see some changes...more
As our regular readers know, Employment & Labor Insider is a non-partisan blog. But with the first Presidential debate coming on Monday night, I thought it would be helpful to look at the two major presidential candidates and...more