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Crypto in and ESG out—DOL changes to 401(k) plan governance

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced two significant changes to 401(k) plan investments, signaling an increase in latitude for fiduciaries who wish to make available cryptocurrency investments in their plans...more

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Trump Administration Will Replace the Biden Administration's Department of Labor Rule Permitting ESG Investing

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3 Under the Biden Administration, the Department of Labor ("DOL") had issued a rule that permitted ESG factors to be considered when making investments on behalf of 401(k) plans. (This rule had replaced an earlier one from...more

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Departments Press Pause on Final Mental Health Parity Regulations

Yesterday, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services announced a non-enforcement policy with respect to final regulations issued under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008...more

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Final Touches: President Trump Rounds Out DOL Leadership with Two Nominees

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President Donald Trump has nominated Andrew Rogers to lead the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD). He also nominated Jonathan Berry to serve as solicitor of labor. Trump sent the nominations to the...more

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US Department of Labor appoints Randel Johnson as Administrative Review Board Chair

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We are thrilled to congratulate our former partner and longtime friend, Randel Johnson, on his recent appointment to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) . No stranger to ARB he served as judge...more

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Former Safety Director David Keeling Nominated to Lead OSHA

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On February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation. Keeling, with extensive experience in occupational safety, is expected to adopt a...more

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Take me to Your Leader: Senate Confirms Jessica Looman as U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division Administrator

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The long wait for a Senate-confirmed U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) Administrator is over!...more

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What a Government Shutdown Means for Employers: Many Agencies Will Sharply Curtail Operations, Delaying New and Pending Cases

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Federal appropriations are set to expire at midnight (ET) on Saturday, September 30. Unless lawmakers agree to a spending plan before then, much of the federal government will shut down....more

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Federal Government Shutdown Will Significantly Impact United States Department of Labor Enforcement Activities, OSHA Cases

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The impending federal government shutdown will suspend many enforcement and consultation functions of the United States Department of Labor, including OSHA....more

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How Will a Possible 2023 Government Shutdown Impact U.S. Immigration?

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In anticipation of a possible 2023 government shutdown this weekend, many employers are wondering how a shuttering of U.S. government agencies for budgetary reasons could impact or delay their U.S. immigration processing,...more

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Government Shutdown to Halt Activities of Federal Labor and Employment Agencies

Another federal government shutdown appears imminent as lawmakers reportedly remain deadlocked along partisan lines on an agreement to extend funding ahead of a 12:00 a.m. October 1, 2023 deadline. A government shutdown—which...more

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100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part I: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

April 30, 2021, marked President Joe Biden’s 100th day in office, and his administration has wasted little time advancing its policy priorities. At this moment, the administration is focusing most of its attention on...more

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Employment Law This Week®: Recalibrating Federal Agencies, Marijuana Legalization, the Changing Nature of Work - Monthly Rundown

This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into January 2020. The episode includes: 1. The Recalibration of Federal Agencies The year 2019 was the year of...more

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President Issues Executive Orders on Guidance Documents and Transparency

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The regulated community had a pleasant surprise from President Trump this week. The President issued two executive orders that have the stated intent to make closeted or last minute agency guidance and...more

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Executive Order Creating Steps for Regulatory Review and Reform Could Target Burdensome Employment Rules

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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

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What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

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It has been a little less than a month since President Donald Trump took office, and employers are anxious to see what changes the new administration will make that will affect both businesses and employees. President Trump...more

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Labor and Employment Regulations Potentially Affected by Trump Regulatory Freeze

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The Trump administration's "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review" (Freeze Memo) instructs the heads of federal executive departments and agencies to send no regulation to the Office of Federal Register (OFR) until a presidential...more

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Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Release Final Diversity Standards

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After lengthy consideration, six federal financial regulatory agencies—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Federal Deposit Insurance...more

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