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DOL Issues Proposed Rule Revising Regulations Governing Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Plans

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 7/3/2025

On July 1, 2025, the DOL published two separate proposed rules that would affect federal contractors’ obligations to have affirmative action plans for individuals with disabilities, as well as minorities and women....more

SCOTUS Predictions: Blockbuster Decision Will Dismantle Workplace Regulations

Fisher Phillips on 2/2/2024

The Supreme Court is set to shake up the workplace world by taking away a great deal of power from federal agencies – including the regulators who oversee many of the nation’s labor and employment laws. That’s according to...more

U.S. Supreme Court Halts Enforcement of OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP on 1/19/2022

What You Need to Know- •The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of OSHA’s requirement mandating that certain private employers require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be subject to weekly...more

Labor & Employment Law: Vermont and Federal Legislative Update

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 10/15/2020

Downs Rachlin Martin labor and employment attorneys Amy Resnick and Andrea Wright highlight key Vermont and Federal legislative updates from 2020 that impact HR professionals. They walk through: Vermont minimum wage...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/14/2019

The Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a public service announcement warning private companies about the increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting private industry....more

Blacklisting for Past Labor Violations -- Executive Order 13673

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2015

Officially known as “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces,” Executive Order 13673 now consists of proposed guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) and proposed regulations from the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR). It...more

The Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Key Employment Law Take-Aways

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/29/2015

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States answered the two questions it posed in the consolidated same-sex case, Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556 (June 26, 2015). The consolidated case arose from challenges to...more

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