The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know
Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
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CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
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Abortion Protections Struck Down, LGBTQ Harassment Guidance Vacated, EEO-1 Reporting Opens - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast - A Comparative Guide to Obtaining an FCL: DCSA vs. the Intelligence Community
2024-2025 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
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Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Latest Developments on DEI Executive Order and Action Items before April 21 Deadline
Podcast - The "I" in FOCI and AI: Innovation, Intelligence, Influence
#WorkforceWednesday®: EEOC/DOJ Joint DEI Guidance, EEOC Letters to Law Firms, OFCCP Retroactive DEI Enforcement - Employment Law This Week®
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Podcast - What Are Joint Ventures and When Should They Get Cleared?
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 40: Federal Contractors Under the 2nd Trump Administration with Joan Moore & Mim Munzel of The Arbor Consulting Group
Staying Ahead with Federal Government's Impact on Business
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
The Trump administration plans to completely eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and transfer the agency’s remaining authority to enforce protections in federal contractors for veterans and...more
Join us for an exclusive DCI webinar where our expert panel will break down the far-reaching implications of Executive Order 14173 for federal contractors. This timely discussion will examine the broader legal and regulatory...more
Executive Order (E.O.) 13496, signed on January 30, 2009, mandates that certain government contractors and subcontractors post notices informing their employees of their rights under federal labor laws. ...more
Executive Summary - It has been a turbulent start to 2025 as U.S. employers scramble to adapt to new executive orders, sweeping changes at federal agencies and a growing patchwork of workplace regulations at the state and...more
President Donald Trump embarked on an aggressive agenda in the first 100 days of his administration, relying largely on executive orders and administrative action that appear designed to test the limit of the executive...more
Between Biden’s “most pro-union president ever” term and Trump’s recent federal policy changes done more by chainsaw than scalpel, Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) have endured a tumultuous path recently. Used primarily on...more
In the aftermath of the Trump Administration’s actions regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and the issuance of several Executive Orders related to DEI initiatives, it is important for employers to be mindful of...more
Join a panel of CDF attorneys for an insightful webinar addressing the current state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives for California employers in light of recent federal developments. The Trump...more
On March 28, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its previous ruling that permitted a $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors, shortly after President Donald Trump revoked the Biden administration rule...more
On January 20, 2025, President Trump enacted Executive Order (EO) 14168, which is titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” This EO mandates that various...more
Following President Trump’s issuance of Executive Order 14148 on January 20, 2025, which rescinded 78 executive actions taken by Former President Biden, the President rescinded an additional slew of Biden-era executive...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more
President Trump just rescinded an executive order that mandated a higher minimum wage for workers on federal contracts. The Biden-era order initially set the wage to $15 an hour in 2022, and it was ultimately raised to $17.75...more
On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order ending the obligation to pay individuals working on or in connection with certain federal contracts or subcontracts a minimum wage currently set at $17.75 per hour....more
In an executive order (EO) issued on March 14, 2025, "Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions" (the Order), President Donald Trump revoked several Biden Administration EOs and actions, including EO...more
Federal contractor employers are no longer subject to special federal minimum wage rates for work performed on or in connection with certain federal contracts. Late last week President Trump issued what might be described as...more
While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more
We’ve seen the President issue a number of executive orders in recent weeks. What is the precedent for these orders, particularly when it comes to governing the operations of federal contractors? What is the process for these...more
On Feb. 5, OPM issued a memorandum providing additional guidance regarding the President’s three executive orders entitled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” “Ending Illegal Discrimination...more
On February 4, the Fifth Circuit Court overturned a September 2023 order from a Texas trial court finding President Biden lacked the authority under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (FPASA or Act) to...more
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (Order). The Order revoked several previous Executive Orders, including...more
This past week, employers received two reprieves from mandatory conditions before winning federal contracts. On January 21, 2025, Federal Claims Court Judge Ryan T. Holte ruled that President Biden’s 2022 Executive Order that...more
President Donald Trump’s recission of a 1965 Executive Order (EO) raised questions about how the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would handle open investigations, pending cases, audits and complaints, as well as whether active...more
On Tuesday, President Trump radically changed the legal landscape for federal contractors when he revoked an executive order that had been in effect for nearly 60 years. Executive Order 11246, issued by President Johnson in...more