Podcast - An Overview of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement
Episode 374 -- Justice Department Resumes FCPA Enforcement with New, Focused Guidance
Understanding the DOJ's Recent Corporate Enforcement Policy Changes
False Claims Act Insights - Will Recent Leadership Changes Lead to FCA Enforcement Policy Changes?
Compliance Tip of the Day: New FCPA Enforcement Memo - What Does it Say?
Compliance into the Weeds: Changes in FCPA Enforcement
Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: The False Claims Act
Hospice Insights Podcast - Still Number One: Healthcare Fraud Remains Central in DOJ’s White Collar Enforcement Plan
The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 60 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: Employee Retention Tax Credit
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 59 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: DOJ Focus
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 58 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: IRS Investigations
FTC Regulatory and Enforcement Shifts Under New Leadership
Episode 352 -- Review of 2024 DOJ and SEC Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance
#WorkforceWednesday®: PAGA in California, NLRB Authority, New Employment Laws in 2025 - Employment Law This Week®
State AG Pulse | Never Say Never to Federal Privacy Legislation
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Inside the IRS: A Conversation With Former Agency Officials
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 12- ZTE & BIS Enforcement
The Justice Insiders: The DOJ Wants You!
Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days. Each session offers...more
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the opening of its 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection. EEO-1 Component 1 reports provide workforce demographic data, specifically the...more
Window closes June 24 – and don’t expect an extension. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the opening of the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection. Covered employers have until June 24, 2025, to submit...more
An Executive Order signed by President Trump on April 23, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” directs federal agencies to shift their enforcement of civil rights laws away from disparate impact...more
In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss a new executive order directing the EEOC not to pursue or investigate claims of disparate impact. They explain the...more
President Donald Trump on April 23, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy," mandating the cessation of federal enforcement of the "disparate impact" theory of...more
It’s been a tumultuous start of the second Trump administration when it comes to immigration, and things won’t be slowing down anytime soon. What do PEOs need to know about the current state of affairs, and what can you do to...more
The new federal administration has brought about significant changes to the EEOC’s regulatory guidance and enforcement priorities, some of which may conflict with existing state law in California and other jurisdictions. Join...more
The Trump administration’s focus on combating illegal immigration is now impacting the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) and potentially the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) focus on enforcing...more
After being named by President Donald Trump as the acting chair of the EEOC in January, Andrea Lucas is moving quickly to create a new agenda for the commission, one that departs sharply from priorities set during the Biden...more
President Donald Trump’s “Return to In-Person Work” executive order (EO) mandates that federal employees return to full-time office work. This EO effectively ended the widespread hybrid and remote work arrangements that had...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has sent a strong message to corporate America by signaling that it intends to use the force of criminal investigations to eliminate certain practices in the private sector. ...more
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Order) directing federal agencies to enforce federal civil rights laws to...more
The incoming Presidential administration and its agenda raise valid questions about the future roles, responsibilities, scopes of authority, and priorities of the Department of Labor, the EEOC, the NLRB, and the Federal...more
A change in presidential administrations can influence federal enforcement agencies’ priorities, how they interpret laws and guidelines, and how they carry out enforcement. Consequently, the transition to the Trump...more
Join Kelley Drye employment law experts for an insightful webinar, "What Trump's Return Means for the EEOC." This session will analyze the expected changes in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's approach,...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) focus on harassment in the workplace – and construction employers specifically – is no secret. The EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) for 2024-2028 specifically...more
Workplace violence has been a focus for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for several years, as it continues to be one of the leading...more
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is cracking down on the discriminatory treatment of transgender employees. Recently, a New York-based pizzeria agreed to pay $25,000 and agreed to other terms...more
Last week, we reported on a new joint enforcement initiative between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Trade Commission. On the heels of this announcement, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
The EEOC Released its “Strategic Enforcement Plan” for 2024 through 2028. Among other enforcement priorities, the EEOC will focus on employers’ increasing use of technology – including artificial intelligence and machine...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (“WHD”) entered into a far-reaching Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) last week under which the two agencies...more
Federal agencies responsible for employment-related matters have been busy in recent weeks issuing guidance, updated workplace posters, and more. Let’s get caught up...more
Technological advances have provided employers with a variety of algorithmic decision-making tools that may assist them in making employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, transfer,...more
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a non-binding “technical assistance” document that offers employers guidance on the applicability of Title VII to the use of artificial...more