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Labor Updates Through the First 50 days of the Trump Administration

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It has been a busy start to President Trump’s second term in office. For some, if not most employers, it can be difficult to keep up as new Executive Orders, mandates and press releases seem to be issued daily. Here are some...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

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Senior Leadership at DOL, OSHA, and MSHA Under a 2nd Trump Administration Is Taking Shape

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As Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer braces for a flurry of questions at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on her way to a full Senate vote to become President...more

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Election 2024: ERISA and the Proposed New Labor Secretary – Look(ing) for the Union Label?

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President-Elect Trump has proposed Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the next Secretary of Labor. The selection is particularly notable for the clear pro-union leanings of the nominee of a Republican president-elect. Any effort...more

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Trump Nominates Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary

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Last week, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be the next Secretary of Labor. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer most recently represented Oregon’s 5th District in the US House of...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Scalia Confirmation Hearing: A Show About Nothing

He's a talented guy. He hardly said a thing. The confirmation hearing for President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Eugene Scalia, took place yesterday. The nominee did a good job -- I'm not sure he answered a...more

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Trump Officially Nominates Scalia To Head DOL

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On Tuesday, President Trump formally nominated Eugene Scalia to serve as Secretary of Labor. Gene Scalia is the son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia has prior experience with the Department of Labor where...more

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Working Wise - Volume 1

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A monthly snapshot of U.S. labor and employment law developments, and why they matter. 1. The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree? Scalia for Secretary of Labor - In mid-July 2019, President Trump took to Twitter,...more

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President Trump Nominates Scalia To Department Of Labor

President Trump has nominated Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to head the United States Department of Labor. Scalia will replace Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, who stepped down amid...more

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Trump To Nominate Gene Scalia As Secretary Of Labor

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On July 18th President Trump announced his intention to nominate Eugene Scalia to replace former Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. Gene Scalia is the son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In 2002, following an...more

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My Preemptive Strike For Eugene Scalia

That article he wrote on sexual harassment was fine. Yesterday, Politico had a post about a law review article written in 1998 by Eugene Scalia, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor. The article had the dramatic...more

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Eugene Scalia May Become Next Leader Of Labor Department

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When Alexander Acosta resigned as Secretary of Labor, his deputy, Patrick Pizzella, took over as Acting Secretary. Rather than keeping Pizzella in place, President Donald Trump announced on July 18, 2019, that he intends to...more

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Scalia To Take Labor Department Reins: What Does It Mean For Employers?

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The news that President Trump selected Eugene Scalia to take over as Labor Secretary late last week caught some employers by surprise; after all, it was just a week ago that we were analyzing the track record of the...more

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Eugene Scalia To Be Trump's Nominee For Labor

This just in, from The New York Times. I just got a notification that President Trump will nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be Secretary of Labor....more

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Celebrity Apprentice: Head of OSHA Edition. Which Celebrities Are Qualified to Lead the Occupational Safety and Health...

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On October 27, 2017, Scott Mugno was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as the agency’s assistant secretary of labor. Mugno is the former head of Federal...more

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Beltway Buzz - November, 2017 #3

Tax Bill or Health Bill? It’s Two Bills in One! Caught in a legislative black hole, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) cannot escape efforts to eradicate it—or at least large chunks of it. ...more

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Acosta Confirmed as DOL Secretary

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On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 60-38 to approve Alex Acosta as the new Secretary of Labor of the U.S. Department of Labor. Secretary Acosta is currently serving as the Dean of the Florida International University...more

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Acosta No Longer Awaits

Finally, on April 27th, after months of waiting, President Trump’s second nominee for the position of US Secretary of Labor and only Latino cabinet member, Alexander Acosta, was confirmed. Acosta, dean of Florida...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOL Finally Has Its Leading Guy

Last week, the Senate confirmed R. Alexander Acosta (R) to become the new Secretary of Labor by a vote of 60-38. Acosta’s appointment and confirmation come after President Donald J. Trump’s prior nominee, Andrew Puzder,...more

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Senate Confirms Alex Acosta for Secretary of Labor

On April 27, 2017, the United States Senate confirmed the nomination of Rene Alexander "Alex" Acosta as the nation’s 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor by a bipartisan final vote of 60-38. Eight Democrats and one independent joined...more

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Senate Continues to Slowly Confirm Trump Nominations, Gorsuch Vote Expected April 7

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As of April 5, the Senate has confirmed 22 of President Trump's 67 nominees to Senate confirmable positions. Of the 23 cabinet level positions, the Senate has confirmed 20 of the 23 positions, having not yet held votes for...more

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Trumpdate: Labor nominee Acosta gets through HELP Committee, Dems support Gorsuch

Two big developments of interest to employers: The Senate Heath, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved the nomination of Alex Acosta, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, in a 12-11 straight...more

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Confirmation Expected For Secretary of Labor Nominee Following Committee Hearing

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Following the withdrawal of previous nominee Andy Puzder, the President quickly named former National Labor Relations Board Member and current law professor Alex Acosta to serve as Secretary of Labor. On Wednesday, March 22,...more

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February 2017: The 12 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

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The world of labor and employment law is always evolving at a rapid pace, leading us to summarize a few of the most significant cases from the previous month. February 2017 was another month that saw dramatic developments,...more

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Clues and Cases from Alexander Acosta’s NLRB Tenure

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A review and analysis of select NLRB cases decided by President Trump’s new appointee as Secretary of Labor and former NLRB Member Alexander Acosta. ...more

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