The CWS has not been utilized since 2005, when it was discontinued for funding reasons.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule (pdf) that seeks to revise and restructure the agency’s rules of practice and procedure for conducting administrative hearings before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), the "trial court" that presides over many employment-related claims filed with the DOL.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently settled its first lawsuit involving a discrimination claim based on an applicant’s genetic history.

On November 29, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (the "NJDOLWD" or the "Department") announced what it calls a "comprehensive enforcement strategy" to target...

In case you missed it, legislation designed to prohibit public schools and private businesses from inflicting any "guilt," "anguish" or "discomfort" due to historic wrongs related to race or sex...

The DOL explains that group health plans offered by closely held businesses that intend to cease providing contraceptive coverage must notify plan participants.

A Florida hospital reached an agreement with the U.S. DOJ to pay $85 million to settle part of a whistleblower lawsuit initiated by a former employee.

The unavailability of iCert could be detrimental to companies with employees whose H-1Bs are expiring and they do not yet have a certified LCA.

On June 3, 2021, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted an updated version of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that phased out certain face covering and physical distancing requirements...

On May 20, 2021, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an acceleration of the "Vacc to Normal" plan.

In a tremendous move toward pre-pandemic standards, Governor Whitmer announced that beginning June 22, 2021 nearly all COVID related orders will be lifted and Michigan will resume all activities.

As St. Louis native Yogi Berra famously remarked, "[i]t is not over until it's over." Yogi's aphorism is certainly true with respect to the St. Louis Minimum Wage Ordinance.

On October 6, 2020, the County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland unanimously voted to significantly revise its Human Rights Law as it relates to harassment in the workplace.

Last week, OSHA published a notice in the Federal Register that it was withdrawing its proposed rule, Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings, effective immediately

Democratic members of both Houses of Congress introduced a bill that would give hourly workers the right to request flexible and/or regular work schedules without reprisal.

In An eleventh-Hour Compromise To Prevent The So-Called " nuclear option" that would have changed the rules for approving executive branch nominations, Senate leaders have tentatively agreed to a proposal that will potentially reinstate the National Labor Relations Board to full operational capacity, albeit with different members than originally anticipated.

The Senate voted to confirm the nominations of Charlotte Burrows as a Commissioner, and David Lopez as General Counsel, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission (SCHAC) has released its new workplace poster, revised to reflect certain changes required by the recently enacted South Carolina Pregnancy Accommodations

In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided what the definition of a "supervisor" is for purposes of assessing liability for unlawful harassment under Title VII.

This decision will now be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and could set the stage for an eventual showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court.