Mid-Year Labor & Employment Law Update: Key Developments and Compliance Strategies
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Gag Clause Prohibitions
DOL Restructures: OFCCP on the Chopping Block as Opinion Letters Expand - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Forfeitures Under Fire
Independent Contractor Rule, EEO-1 Reporting, and New York Labor Law Amendment - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Navigating Contractor vs. Employee Classification
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 45: New Leadership at Employment-Related Federal Agencies with David Dubberly of Maynard Nexsen
Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
Non-Competes Eased, Anti-DEI Rule Blocked, Contractor Rule in Limbo - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday®
#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOL Leadership, NLRB Quorum, EEOC Enforcement Priorities - Employment Law This Week®
The Labor Law Insider: What's Next for Labor Law Under the Trump Administration, Part I
The Implications of President Trump's EO on Gender Ideology: What's the Tea in L&E?
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
Fostering Teamwork: Lessons From the Dynamic Duo of Monsters, Inc. — Hiring to Firing Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-158 - DEI Developments and Executive Coaching
Now Is the Time to Conduct I-9 Audits: What's the Tea in L&E?
Employment Law Now VIII-157 - Top 5 L&E Issues to Watch in 2025
Constangy Clips Ep. 6 - Federal Court Blocks DOL Rule: What Employers Need to Know
The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part II
“With the return of President Trump and his America First foreign policy, leaders around the world are coming to terms with the realization that Trump’s first term approach to geopolitics can no longer be viewed as an...more
Regulatory Updates - Governor Newsom (D-CA) recently proposed a two-year delay to California’s sweeping new mandatory climate disclosures, which apply to all large companies—public or private—doing business in California....more
On June 18, 2024, Treasury and the IRS released the final rule for compliance with the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (PWA requirements) pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This final rule...more
Federal Regulatory Developments - On September 20, 2023, the SEC approved amendments to the “Names Rule,” which had initially been proposed in May 2022. This rule requires investment funds to “adopt a policy to invest at...more
The Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on August 29, 2023 for prevailing wage and apprenticeship (“PWA”) requirements applicable to clean energy projects...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced significant changes to the renewable energy tax credit landscape. One of the most notable of these changes, in addition to the broader goals of combating climate change and...more
Bring on the Sun! Licensing and Permitting for Contractors Installing Solar Panel Systems in NC - With the growing emphasis of the use of renewables to reduce the carbon footprint of homes and buildings and tax incentives,...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it has finalized its new rule relating to the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA). This rule goes into effect 60 days after it is officially published in the Federal Register. The final rule...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”), which was signed into law in August of 2022, has been top of mind for members of the renewable energy industry. This is because, among other things, the IRA significantly restructured...more
On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling, in Helix Energy Sols. Grp., Inc. v. Hewitt, No. 21-984, that despite earning in excess of $200,000 annually, an oilfield rig worker was improperly paid...more
GOP Attorneys General Sue Labor Department Over ESG Rule - “GOP senators, joined by Manchin, oppose the new rule, which gives asset managers more freedom.” Why this is important: The article describes reaction to...more
Renewable energy developers and contractors have been anticipating the Treasury Department and IRS’s initial guidance on what is required to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprentice requirements under the Inflation...more
SEC Enforcement: In its yearly summary of enforcement activity, the SEC chose to highlight ESG-related issues as one of only a handful of subject matter areas that the SEC is focused on, indicating the significant priority...more
The Navigating the New Energy Landscape webinar series came back last week for a special bonus session that focused on the just-released Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on the wage and apprenticeship provisions...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, passed by the Senate on August 7, 2022, includes a number of provisions projected to result in significant investments in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon...more
On November 15th, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“the Law”) into law. The historic infrastructure plan includes the single largest investment to address climate change in U.S. history. The...more
On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6256, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The act is intended to stem the importation of goods made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...more
The Biden Administration on May 20, 2021, issued its latest and long-awaited Executive Order (EO) on climate-related financial risk. This EO reflects how the administration is continuing to take a "whole of government"...more
While the focus of the Department of Labor ebbs and flows based on the administration, the DOL remains committed to enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act. Now that we know that Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is in place, we...more
In a significant and adverse ruling for employers, especially in the oil and gas industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 20, 2020, held that a "day rate" does not satisfy the salary basis test for...more
FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline - "The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more
On August 6, 2019, the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) announced its partnership with The Power for America Training Trust Fund (P4A) for the launch of a renewable energy specialist apprenticeship program. ...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House this week will likely take up HR 5, the Equality Act legislation, as well as HR 987, which is actually seven separate bills that have been combined into...more
On April 10, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EO) relating to the revision of some aspects of federal energy policy and development. 1. The first EO is very comprehensive, affecting many federal agencies and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - They’re Back. Congress returns today for a busy three weeks until the Memorial Day recess....more