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Birthright Citizenship Remains Intact Due to New Injunction: Key Points for Employers

The recent Supreme Court decision, that no single judge may block President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship on a nationwide basis, was set to go into effect on July 27, 2025. But a court ruling in a class action...more

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When ‘Independent Judgment’ Meets Presidential Fiat: The ALJ Dilemma

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On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14215 “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” Section 7 of which provides that: “[t]he President and the Attorney General’s opinions on questions of law are...more

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Major Changes at the NLRB: A New Acting General Counsel, the Rescission of Biden-Era General Counsel Memoranda, and the...

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To say that the past fifty days have been a period of significant changes at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) is surely an understatement....more

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DOJ Withdraws Defense of SEC ALJs' Constitutionality as Trump Issues Executive Order on Agency Accountability

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On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued executive order 14215, titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” with the stated purpose of making federal agencies, including independent regulatory ones like the...more

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Axed ALJ Removal Protections Mark Big Shift For NLRB

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The continued legal challenges to the constitutionality of certain aspects of the National Labor Relations Board and the National Labor Relations Act took a potentially significant turn in a decision issued by the U.S....more

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Administrative Law Report - February 2025, Vol. 4

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things administrative law, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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Breaking: NLRB Drops Opposition to SpaceX’s Constitutionality Arguments

On February 3, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) filed a letter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. NLRB, Consolidated Case No....more

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NLRB Overhaul: Setting Stage for Employers, Trump Removes Board Member Wilcox, Fires GC Abruzzo

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Although National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s termination by President Donald Trump was widely expected, his removal of Board Member Gwynne Wilcox is unprecedented. Wilcox’s removal also leaves...more

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Public Company Watch: November 2023

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In the November edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including how to prepare for the 2024 10-K season; the SEC announcing a new intake system for Rule 14a-8 submissions; the...more

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FTC Modifies Role of Administrative Judges Amid Heightened Agency Scrutiny

On June 2nd, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“the FTC”) announced modifications to its in-house adjudicative proceedings. Under these new rules, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) presiding over an administrative hearing...more

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Beltway Buzz - April 2019 #3

EEO-1 Update. Like an army of frozen zombies descending on the North, the EEO-1 wage collection matter will not die, and its arrival is becoming more imminent with each passing day. On April 16, 2019, the U.S. District Court...more

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Beltway Buzz - August, 2018 #2

ALJs A-OK at NLRB. In a June 2018 case called Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) administrative law judges (ALJs) were not...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2018: Do You Want An Inferior Judge? Why PTAB Judges May Be Unconstitutional And What Happens...

Is the appointment of PTAB administrative patent judges (APJs) constitutional? The patent bar is asking in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Lucia v. SEC....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Yesterday, federal officials unveiled an ongoing EEOC investigation into whether Uber “discriminated against women in hiring and pay” that began last August. The news extends Uber’s streak of investigations and brutal PR well...more

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President Trump issues executive order to change process used by CFPB and other federal agencies for hiring administrative law...

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In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lucia v. SEC, President Trump has issued an executive order that changes the process used by federal agencies for administrative law judges (ALJs)....more

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Florida Administrative Law Judge Invalidates Governor’s Executive Order Mandating Generators for Senior Housing Facilities

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Last week, an Administrative Law Judge ruled against the governor and state agencies regulating senior housing communities, finding that the controversial emergency order did not address a true emergency and as written was...more

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Some suggested questions for Director Cordray’s expected appearance at April 5 House hearing

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On April 5, 2017, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing, “The 2016 Semi-Annual Reports of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” Since Director Cordray has appeared at all of the...more

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Uncle Sam Wants You! (to Provide Employee Compensation Data)

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A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) demonstrates how dogged the government can be in trying to obtain and review employers’ compensation data. The lawsuit, filed against Google with the DOL’s Office of...more

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The NLRB Fires a Shot Across the Bow of Federal Contractors

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) fired off some fireworks of its own just before the Fourth of July weekend. Specifically, the NLRB announced a new procedure to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe...more

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Agencies Issue Proposed Rule, Guidance on Blacklisting Executive Order

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The federal agencies charged with implementing President Obama's July 31, 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order have released their much-anticipated proposed rule on this directive. On May 27, 2015, the Department...more

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