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Future of OSHA Heat Safety Rule Uncertain Under Trump Administration

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In a flurry of executive orders starting at inauguration, the Trump White House has dramatically shifted administrative agencies’ operations, including those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday®: Workplace Law Shake-Up - DEI Challenges, NLRB Reversals, and EEOC Actions - Employment Law This Week®

This week, we’re covering significant updates shaping workplace policies, including shifts in regulations and enforcement related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); evolving approaches to Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

What’s Next for the Department of Labor? The Confirmation of Lori Chávez-DeRemer

Last week, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chávez-DeRemer, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for her confirmation hearing. Her...more

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New NLRB Acting General Counsel’s Actions and Increased White House Oversight Signal Shift in Enforcement

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National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen on February 14, 2025 changed the course of the agency’s strategic goals by rescinding more than a dozen memos penned by former General Counsel Jennifer...more

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What New Administration’s Moves at EEOC, NLRB Mean for Employers

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Times they are a-changin’ … with a flurry of moves and terminations, the new administration has signaled a reverse within the federal labor and employment landscape. These changes will have significant impacts on current...more

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Key NLRB Changes Under the New Administration: What Employers Need to Know

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Last month, during our webinar, we predicted significant regulatory shifts under the new presidential administration. Now, just a little over 30 days in, we are witnessing these changes unfold – especially at the National...more

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Acting NLRB General Counsel Sets New Direction with Rescission Memorandum

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For the second time in four years, a U.S. president has quickly dismissed the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and replaced them with a new acting general counsel, who then immediately issued a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Blast from the Past: The Potential Ripple Effect of the ‘Return to In-Person Work’ Executive Order on the Private Sector and Key...

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

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What Just Happened? The Practical Impacts of a Quorum-Less NLRB

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President Donald Trump hit the ground running last week, showing he wants the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in line with his administration’s goals....more

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NLRB Overhaul: Setting Stage for Employers, Trump Removes Board Member Wilcox, Fires GC Abruzzo

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Although National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s termination by President Donald Trump was widely expected, his removal of Board Member Gwynne Wilcox is unprecedented. Wilcox’s removal also leaves...more

Perkins Coie

January Tip of the Month: Trump Executive Orders Challenge DEI Programs

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO) that takes aim at employment diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more

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#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we are focused on the immediate impact employers face from the rush of Trump administration executive orders, memos, and proclamations. On January 20, 2025, President Trump began his second term. On his first day...more

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Rescinded Order Tracker

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Littler's Rescinded Order Tracker provides easy access to those executive orders issued by previous administrations that are rescinded by the Trump administration. Only those orders that impact compliance with labor and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Trump Transformation – Major Shifts in EEOC and Employment Law

Less than 24 hours after assuming the presidency, Donald Trump announced significant changes in the leadership and focus of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), as well as other policy changes which will...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Proposes Broad Ban on Worker Noncompete Clauses

On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under the FTC Act with far-reaching implications for U.S. employers. If enacted and enforced, the proposed rule would prohibit...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Seeks to Ban Noncompete Agreements in Employment Contracts

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a broad proposed rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers. The FTC press release announcing the proposed rule states...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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Biden Issues Executive Order to Encourage Worker Organizing and Bargaining

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President Biden continues to make good on his campaign promise to be the most labor-friendly president ever.  On April 26, 2021, he issued an executive order that seeks to increase union organization and strengthen the hand...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 #17

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In Washington: Senate Democrats made their final pitch on Wednesday to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to include a minimum wage hike in coronavirus relief legislation. The Parliamentarian decides whether...more

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