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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General to Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions

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The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) – an association of several hundred employers and employer associations – sent letters to US Attorney General Pam Bondi to direct the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to...more

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Noncompete, Overtime Rules Change, But Legal Challenges Remain

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April 23, 2024, was a big day for the Biden Administration, as the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) almost simultaneously launched new revamped rules which will affect millions of...more

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Biden Administration Announces Actions Aimed at Advancing Pay Equity for the Federal Workforce and Federal Contractor Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced actions to support the equal pay principles set forth by Executive Orders 14035 and 14069. These actions will impact federal contractors and...more

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Sweeping AI Executive Order Has Labor Implications for Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued a sweeping order on artificial intelligence. Among its numerous provisions, the Order touches on several issues of interest to employers. For employers...more

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How the Federal Government’s AI Risk Management Practices Will Set the Standard: A Closer Look at Government Action Following...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following President Biden’s comprehensive Executive Order on AI, the White House announced the formation of the “US AI Safety Institute” within the Commerce Department’s technology arm, the NIST. The...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Setting Forth Broad Directives for Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Enforcement

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Seyfarth synopsis: President Biden’s Executive Order on artificial intelligence sets forth his vision for America to continue leading in AI innovation while also addressing risks associated with the use of AI. While much of...more

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Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors

Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum wage for workers who perform work on or in connection with federal contracts will increase from $16.20 per hour to $17.20 per hour. This will apply to most federal contracts entered into...more

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Non-Competes Under Attack

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In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that would render virtually all non-competes, including even most agreed to as part of a sale of a business, unfair methods of competition and,...more

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FTC Proposes Banning Non-Compete Provisions for Workers

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On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), an agency charged with enforcing federal antitrust laws and protecting competition, proposed a new rule that would prohibit “employers” from imposing...more

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The Hunger Games: Can Competition Be Stopped?

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On Jan. 5, the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) proposed a new rule which acts as a complete ban—both prospectively and retroactively—on all non-competition agreements (“non-compete(s)”) (the “Proposed...more

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FTC Announces Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its proposal of a new rule on January 5, 2023, that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers and invalidate all existing noncompetes currently in...more

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FTC Proposes Regulations Barring Non-Compete Agreements

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order requesting that agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issue rules banning employers from entering non-compete agreements with employees. Following...more

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President Biden and the FTC Seek to Put the Final Nail in the Coffin for Non-Compete Agreements

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a notice of a proposed rulemaking that would prohibit employers from enforcing non-compete agreements against all employees and would preempt state laws that...more

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FTC Proposes Rule Eliminating Non-Compete Agreements Nationwide

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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new rule banning non-compete agreements. The 218-page notice of proposed rulemaking details the FTC’s position on the value (or lack thereof) of...more

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Proposed Rule on Non-Displacement of Employees Under Service Contracts

On November 18, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14055, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,” reinstituting the requirement that successor contractors on Service Contract Act contracts...more

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Considerations for Employers Reimbursing Out-Of-State Travel for Abortion Procedures

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision (Dobbs), several states have already begun outlawing abortions and more states are expected to do so. Some states are also considering...more

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Injunction Sought Against Biden’s Increased Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Order ‎

In April 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14026 to increase the minimum wage for federal government contractors to $15 per hour. On November 23, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule...more

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Challenge to Executive Branch Vaccine Mandate Dismissed

On Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden, No. 22-400-43, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court’s nationwide injunction barring implementation of Executive Order 14043,...more

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DOJ’s Run of Bad Luck Continues – A Seventh District Court Enjoins the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

After we published our article last week about the status of the four federal vaccine mandates, we learned that a seventh district court had enjoined the federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate, continuing a remarkable...more

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The Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Barely Hanging On

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The vaccine mandates President Biden announced on September 9 have not aged well. Two are enjoined nationwide and a skeptical Supreme Court so undermined one that the government withdrew it, at least for the immediate future....more

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If the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Get You, the OSHA ETS Might

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In the past few days, there have been multiple developments in the legal challenges to the various vaccine mandates, one in favor of a mandate, one against. In addition, the first vaccine mandate challenge has now reached the...more

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Update: Implementation Likely Delayed Until ‎February 2022- At The Earliest - If the Mandate...

On December 7, 2021, in Georgia v. Biden, No. 1:21-cv-163, a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of President Joe Biden’s...more

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District Courts Block Nationwide Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

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Due to the ongoing pandemic, federal contractors nationwide – and the attorneys who represent them – have been closely monitoring the government’s implementation of a vaccine mandate. The potential of an enforceable mandate...more

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Biden Re-Establishes Non-Displacement Executive Order for SCA Contractors

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On November 18, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14055 that requires successor contractors under federal government service contracts to offer employment to certain employees of the predecessor contractor whose...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Publishes Update Regarding Court Injunctions ‎Against Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

On December 9, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued a new statement regarding the court orders enjoining implementation of the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The Task Force statement is as follows: ...more

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