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The Littler Annual Employer Survey Report - May 2025

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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

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President Trump Eliminates Increased Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

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After years of litigation surrounding executive orders establishing a minimum wage for federal contractors, on March 14, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order revoking Executive Order (EO) 14026 issued by former...more

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No More Minimum Wage Obligations Shifts Pricing Strategies for Service and Construction Contractors

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On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Trump revoked Executive Order 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors (EO). Government contractors in the service and construction sectors should evaluate how Trump’s...more

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Fifth Circuit Delivers Boast to Presidential Authority Under the FPASA

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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

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Supreme Court Won’t Consider Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate

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The Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, declined to take up a decision addressing the president’s authority under the Procurement Act to issue a minimum wage mandate for employees working on federal government contracts....more

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Separating Myth From Fact: Employers’ FAQs About the White House’s New DOGE Efficiency Initiative

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The recent announcement that President-elect Donald Trump has empowered Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new Department of Government Efficiency – also known as DOGE – has led to questions from employers about what...more

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Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government Contractors

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Do you have 10 minutes or less to stay on top of the ever-changing laws and regulations around labor and employment? Check out PilieroMazza‘s podcast “Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Labor and Employment News for Government...more

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New Wave of Pay Transparency Requirements Affects Employers and Federal Contractors

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A growing patchwork of state pay transparency laws is placing additional requirements on employers. At least five states and the District of Columbia have now enacted pay transparency laws requiring employers to disclose...more

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[Webinar] 2024 Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys - February 28th, 2:30 pm EST

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DCI Consulting is excited to present its second annual Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys. DCI is providing this Expert Summit as a service to the legal community. The webinars that comprise the Expert Summit will focus...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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Navigating Treasury's proposed regulations on prevailing wage and apprenticeship for clean energy projects

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The Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on August 29, 2023 for prevailing wage and apprenticeship (“PWA”) requirements applicable to clean energy projects...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your September To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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White House Focuses on Pay Equity and Transparency

While the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 205) is stalled in the U.S. Senate, the White House has called for action on issues relating to pay equity. On March 15, 2022, which was women’s “Equal Pay Day” for 2022 in the United...more

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Ban on Salary History Inquiries to Expand to Federal Contractors

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The emerging trend of laws banning inquiries into salary history and promoting pay transparency will soon expand to federal contractors.  On March 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2022 - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re recapping some of the biggest changes that impacted employers in 2021. We also look ahead to what’s in store in the new year. A Shift in Labor Policy and Enforcement The Biden administration is ushering in...more

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Department of Labor Finalizes $15 Minimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors

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On November 16, 2021, the Department of Labor published a Final Rule implementing Executive Order 14026 and raising the federal contractor minimum wage to $15 per hour under most federal government contracts entered into...more

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What Does The Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Mean For My Business?

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On July 22, 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule titled “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” formalizing the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14026. The rule calls for federal contractors...more

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OFCCP Reverses Course: Actually, Let’s See Those EEO‐1 Pay Data Reports

This month, OFCCP officially rescinded a Notice from nearly two years ago, which stated that it would not “request, accept, or use Component 2 data” that the EEOC collected with the 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 reports....more

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OFCCP May Use EEO-1 Data Reported By Employers in Support of Enforcement Efforts

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On September 1, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it would “evaluate” using compensation data reported by federal contractors in annual EEO-1 filings to guide its enforcement...more

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OFCCP to Reconsider Use of EEO-1 Component 2 Data

OFCCP announced on September 1, 2021 that it plans to rescind a November 2019 notice regarding EEO-1 Component 2 data. EEO-1 Component 2 data was required to be submitted in 2019, and consists of aggregated employee wage and...more

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Biden Department of Labor Proposes $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

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Overview  As previously discussed here, pursuant to Executive Order 14026 signed by President Biden on April 27, 2021, the Department of Labor ("DOL" or "Department") recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled...more

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DOL Releases Proposed Rule on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

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On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to implement and enforce Executive Order 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors,” was published in the Federal Register.  Executive Order...more

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Department of Labor Issues Proposed Regulations for Contractor Minimum Wage Increase

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On July 21, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14026 increasing the minimum wage for certain employees of federal government contractors and...more

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Littler Lightbulb: Wage and Hour Developments During the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration

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Last week, President Biden marked his 100th day in office. This Lightbulb illuminates some of the more important developments affecting wage and hour law taken during the first 100 days of the Biden administration....more

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A Brand-New Employment Equation? The Biden Administration 100-Day Report for Employers

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Why are the first 100 days so important? It’s often said that a president’s first 100 days in office are the most critical in their administration, as that’s when they have the most political capital – and therefore can...more

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