MEMBER ROUNDTABLE SCHEDULED. President Trump has rescinded Executive Order 11246. While there are still more questions than answers about this major policy shift, our memo summarizes what we know thus far and outlines many of the contractor complianc

On his first day in office, President Trump rescinded more than 60 Executive Orders issued during the Biden Administration. While only two of those directly regulated federal contractor conduct, many related to federal diversity, equity, and inclusio

Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a lower court’s ruling that applied a tougher standard for employers to prove FLSA exemptions. The decision should make it easier for employers to defend their decisions to utilize the FLSA’s exemptio

President Trump has moved quickly to install new leadership at agencies responsible for workplace compliance.

President-elect Trump has nominated Keith Sonderling to serve as Deputy Secretary of Labor. Sonderling previously served as an EEOC Commissioner and Acting Administrator of DOL’s Wage and Hour Division.

The EEOC has revised its regulations governing hardship exemptions from annual EEO-1 reporting, providing some guidance on the types of hardship requests more likely to be approved.

Massachusetts published details on its February 1, 2025, EEO-1 reporting requirement, including FAQs and a link to the filing portal.

A number of new state laws that we reported on previously are scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2025. Our memo provides a handy digest.

The Biden Administration has withdrawn its proposed rule that would have prohibited federal contractors from considering salary history and required contractors to post pay ranges in job ads.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a new rule to provide cash awards to certain whistleblowers who have provided information resulting in a conviction and recovery under laws relating to the manufacture or sale of motor vehi

The EEOC and OFCCP have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding governing information sharing and charge processing, with some important revisions. Our memo explains.

The government’s most recent survey of workplace fatalities, covering 2023, shows a significant decrease in workplace homicides compared to last year, but still within the range we’ve observed over the last decade.

The EEOC released a new fact sheet identifying several ways federal equal employment opportunity laws may apply to employers who collect and use information from wearable devices.

The Biden Administration has published its final regulatory agenda. While largely an academic exercise given the results of November’s election, it demonstrates the administration made little progress on workplace regulatory priorities in the last fe

The Department of Homeland Security recently published the second part of its modernizing H-1B requirements final rule, which is intended to improve the H-1B program’s efficiency while providing more flexibility for petitioners and beneficiaries. The

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. Our latest update of state and local workplace compliance requirements summarizes developments that have occurred since our last update in October.

With the government scheduled to run out of funding on December 20, Congress again approved a short-term stop-gap measure to keep the doors open through March 28, 2025.

A federal appeals court has vacated the Nasdaq stock market’s board of directors diversity data disclosure rules that had, among other things, required Nasdaq-traded companies to have two diverse directors, or explain why they do not.

Recent settlements between California’s Civil Rights Department and multiple companies over alleged violations of the state’s ban-the-box law remind employers that considering an applicant’s criminal history carries legal risk. CWC encourages members

According to OFCCP’s recently released enforcement data for FY 2024, the number of compliance audits completed hit a new low last year. However, the agency alleged many more violations on the basis of disability and protected veteran status.

A federal district court ruled that the Naval Academy’s use of race in admissions is constitutional, distinguishing the case from last year’s landmark Supreme Court decision in Harvard.

The Labor Department has issued an opinion letter on whether employee expense reimbursements must be included in a regular rate of pay calculation.

The Justice Department’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section published a Fact Sheet that outlines the protections afforded green card holders against discrimination in the workplace.

The Biden Administration appears to be giving up on its attempt to overhaul the regulations governing registered apprenticeship programs, as our memo explains.

OFCCP recently published a guide to help construction contractors understand and prevent harassment in the workplace. Much of the information provided in the FAQ-style guide is applicable to all employers.