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Trump’s Shakeup of the NLRB and EEOC: Spring 2025 Update

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In his first few months in office, President Donald Trump has taken significant steps to reshape the composition and enforcement priorities of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Equal Employment Opportunity...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

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Beltway Buzz - February 2025 #4

The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....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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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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NLRB Leadership in Flux: Chair Gwynne Wilcox’s Unprecedented Firing, a Quorum-Less Board, and Implications for Employers

President Trump wasted no time shaking up the labor and employment law landscape. As anticipated, Trump discharged NLRB General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, a Biden appointee serving a four-year term. ...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Labor & employment in Week 3 of Trump 2: The Empire Strikes Back

Resistance is building. In his third week in office, President Trump is beginning to meet with resistance to some of his initiatives. Here is the latest. Court blocks voluntary separation program -- at least, until Monday....more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

EEOC Offices Cancelling Mediations Following President Trump’s Firing of Commissioners

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to terminate two Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) commissioners, multiple EEOC offices have informed MBJ attorneys that their respective offices...more

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More Shake-Up of NLRB: President Trump Appoints New NLRB Acting General Counsel

On February 3, 2025, President Donald Trump appointed William B. Cowen as the new acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to a statement from the NLRB. ...more

Franczek P.C.

Week in Review: Whiplash Over Federal Funding, Changes in Agency Leadership, New EEOC Priorities, and New K-12 Executive Order

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It is no secret that whenever there is a change in the Oval Office it is common for the incoming administration to implement quick and widespread changes to effectuate campaign promises. Indeed, in modern times, newly elected...more

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EEOC, Like NLRB, Lacks Quorum, Stalling Rulemaking Under New Administration

On Monday, January 27, 2025, President Trump removed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC” or the “Commission”) commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, the two confirmed in separate statements. ...more

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Resetting the EEOC: President Trump Removes Two EEOC Commissioners

President Donald Trump removed Democratic U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) commissioners Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, upending the Democratic voting majority on the EEOC. ...more

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[Webinar] The Future of Workplace Law: 2025 Predictions - January 23rd, 1:00 pm ET

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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

Goodwin

Changes Expected as Trump Administration Continues to Take Shape

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As Washington prepares for new leadership in January 2025, significant policy changes appear on the horizon. The incoming administration’s agenda suggests a substantial shift in US economic and regulatory priorities, with...more

Brooks Pierce

Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

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2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more

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Trump's First 100 Days: Labor, Immigration, Employment & Employee Benefits

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President-elect Trump is expected to put forth his own nominee for Chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), swiftly replace General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and take aim at many Biden-era labor decisions. This will...more

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Artificial Intelligence and the Incoming Trump Administration: What Employers Need to Know

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Because the United States has so far adopted a light-handed and decentralized approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, the reelection of President Donald Trump is unlikely to have as dramatic an...more

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Beltway Buzz - July 2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2024 #2

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 4, December 2023

Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 - On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more

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EEOC Releases Draft Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment and Invites Comment

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 2, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published notice of its “PROPOSED Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“draft enforcement guidance”) in the Federal...more

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Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

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The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - June 2023

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Aaaaaand we're back! As we did around the same time last year, we would like the thank the readers for y’all’s patience during our summer hiatus to allow our authors to take a short break to get some Vitamin D and replenish....more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2023

The 118th Congress Is Here. Sort of. As required by the U.S. Constitution, the 118th Congress gaveled in on January 3, 2023. If there was any hope that a new year would bring new competence and cooperation within the U.S....more

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Beltway Buzz - June 2022 #3

Biden Administration Releases Regulatory Plans - Maybe someone in the White House just read the Buzz’s Summer Forecast, because on June 21, 2022, the Biden administration released its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of...more

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