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Trump order overturns federal contractor ‘blacklisting rule’

05/03/2017
President Trump has overturned yet another Obama-era executive order when he scrapped the federal contractor “blacklisting rule.”

Bill would override local Texas LGBT legal protections

05/03/2017
A bill before the Texas state legislature would give the state the power to nullify municipal ordinances protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual employees.

Miscimarra named NLRB chair

05/03/2017
A member of the NLRB since 2013, Philip A. Miscimarra has been serving as acting chair since Jan. 23.

Government funding bill slashes Labor Department training funds

05/03/2017
The bipartisan budget bill brokered May 1, which will keep the federal government open through the end of September 2017, lowered funding for the Department of Labor by $83 million compared to its 2016 budget.

Acosta sworn in as Secretary of Labor

05/03/2017
Alexander Acosta became the nation’s 27th secretary of labor April 28.

Business leaders suggest DOL regs to kill

04/27/2017
Last week we reported briefly on Trump administration efforts to reach out to industry leaders and employers seeking suggestions on which government regulations should be cut. The results are now in.

Can we require seven straight days of work in California?

04/24/2017
Q. Tax season is very busy at our accounting firm. Can I schedule employees to work every day of the week during the spring?

Supreme Court rules on acting capacity of government officials

04/24/2017
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individuals awaiting confirmation to fill vacant federal positions cannot begin assuming those duties while their confirmation is pending.

DOL near top of regulatory hit list

04/18/2017
Only one federal agency earned more ire than the Department of Labor when President Trump asked business interests to weigh in with their ideas on where the government should cut regulations.

Senate HELP Committee wants to undo EEO-1 pay reporting rule

04/18/2017
The chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions wants the EEOC to rescind changes to the annual EEO-1 report that were instituted during the Obama administration.