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Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Leadership Updates and a New Opinion Letter Program Confirm the U.S. Department of Labor’s Increased Focus on Compliance...

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently named several political appointments to its Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”). Employers know WHD is an entity with vast enforcement authority, including over minimum wage and...more

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Policy Week in Review – June 2025

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U.S. Department of Labor Expands Opinion Letter Program  - In an effort to increase official guidance and provide compliance assistance to the regulated community, the U.S. Department of Labor expanded its opinion letter...more

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DOL Enforcement Guidance Underscores Favorable Shift for Contractor Classifications

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On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the first Field Assistance Bulletin of the year providing guidance to Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) field staff regarding the proper analysis to apply...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trump Administration Reissues 2019 Opinion Letter on Independent Contractors and Virtual Marketplace Companies

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The U.S. Department of Labor re-issued an Opinion Letter on the issue of independent contractor (IC) status of an on-demand virtual marketplace company (VMC) that refers end-market consumers to service providers who offer...more

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Feds Halt All Affirmative Action Enforcement Activity: What Federal Contractors Need to Know

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Just days after President Trump issued an executive order dismantling the race and gender affirmative action obligations that have applied to federal contractors since the 1960s, the Labor Department announced on Friday that...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Week One’s DEI Executive Orders: What the Private Sector Needs to Know

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In this client alert, we discuss three week-one executive orders that reflect promises President Trump made on the campaign trail to attack DEI. Below, we summarize the key provisions for the private sector, discuss what...more

Holland & Knight LLP

President Trump Rescinds Nondisplacement of Qualified Worker Executive Order

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On Halloween, President Trump issued an Executive Order rescinding one of the most notable employment-related executive orders from the Obama Administration: Executive Order 13495, commonly known as the Nondisplacement of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Big Regulatory Changes in Store for Funds and Advisers? No One Knows for Certain, but Here’s Our Best Guess

While no one knows for sure what the future holds for investment management regulation, the tea leaves indicate that we may expect a slowdown on new regulations, some pullback on parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more

King & Spalding

New Obama Administration Employment-based Visa Rule and Trump's Plan to Target Visa Abuse Create Uncertainty For Employers

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President-elect Trump made enforcement of immigration laws a centerpiece of his campaign. On November 21, 2016, Mr. Trump stated that he will make investigation of abuses in “visa programs that undercut the American worker”...more

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Peering into Hinshaw’s Crystal Ball: How the Trump Administration May Affect Labor and Employment Landscape

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With the election of Donald Trump and transition to a Republican administration looming, employers are scrambling to predict what impact Trump will have on labor and employment policy and enforcement initiatives. What...more

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