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Spoiler: Section 503 takes center stage. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs dropped three proposed rules on July 1, offering revisions to its existing regulatory scheme. Key highlights: • Executive Order...more
On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14236—“Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”—revoking eighteen executive orders and actions issued by former president Joe Biden....more
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
On March 14, 2025, President Trump rescinded a second batch of Biden-era executive orders (EOs), including EO 14026 (Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors). Issued in 2021, EO 14026 raised the federal...more
A new complication for wage and hour compliance. In a new Executive Order entitled, “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” President Trump rescinded 18 Executive Orders, including Executive Order...more
On February 18, 2025, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William Cowen rescinded a September 2021 memorandum in which former Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo declared college athletes should be...more
President Trump signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EOs) during his first two weeks in office. EOs are directives from the President to federal agencies that do not require Congressional approval. EOs include mandates...more
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246 in 1965. Since then, organizations doing business with the federal government had to affirmatively recruit women and minorities for employment and ensure employment...more
On March 31, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) rescinded a Trump Administration rule that provided a faith-based carve-out exempting federal contractors from compliance with certain...more
On July 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it will rescind a Trump administration rule that limited the circumstances in which multiple employers could be deemed “joint” employers of the same employee....more
On May 6, 2021, in a much-anticipated move, the Biden Administration announced a final rule withdrawing the employer-friendly independent contractor test published in the last few weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. The...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officially withdrew a Trump-era rule that had been announced to clarify independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The repeal took effect on May 6, 2021. The...more
On May 11, 2021, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan signed a Final Rule rescinding EPA regulation, 40 C.F.R. Part 2, Subpart D, which final rule becomes effective upon publication in the...more
Minimum Wage Increase Booted From Stimulus Package. Even before members of the U.S. House of Representatives could vote on their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, the parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate had ruled that the...more
On February 19, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division withdrew its opinion letter that indicated gig economy workers who offer services in a virtual marketplace are independent contractors. The Wage and Hour...more
On February 3, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rescinded a policy memorandum that, while in place, had negated long-standing agency guidance for the adjudication of H-1B petitions in computer...more
Status Check on Congress. We are more than one week into the Biden administration and the president has made progress filling out his cabinet. Antony Blinken (U.S. secretary of state), Janet Yellen (U.S. secretary of the...more
On Halloween, President Trump issued an Executive Order rescinding one of the most notable employment-related executive orders from the Obama Administration: Executive Order 13495, commonly known as the Nondisplacement of...more
We Juan It! The Washington Nationals are World Series champions, and it is Soto-rific. This is the first World Series championship victory for Washington, D.C., since 1924, when Firpo Marberry and the Washington Senators beat...more
In what has become an annual tradition, New York state employers should once again take note of mandatory wage and salary increases that will take effect at year’s end. In addition, employers should be aware of the increased...more
Since 1966, Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act permits an employer to take a tip credit toward its minimum wage obligation for tipped employees equal to the difference between the required cash wage (currently...more
The Department of Labor fully rescinded the 2016 changes made to the Persuader Rules. The DOL concluded that the 2016 rule changes “exceeded the authority of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)” because...more
As is par for the course with the start of a new presidential administration, many changes to employment laws are anticipated, with several already underway. The most recent of which is the test used to determine whether...more
On Friday, January 5, 2018, the Department of Labor rescinded prior agency guidance from 2010 regarding internship programs for “for-profit” employers. The prior guidance had been criticized by courts as “too rigid” and...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. The law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, and September 2017 was no different. In order to make sure that you stay on top of the latest...more