A note from Jim: It is with a heavy heart that I must inform
our readers that Hal Coxson passed away on April 18, 2019. Hal was
a great man, a fantastic and faithful friend, and a giant in the
labor policy arena. Hal welcomed me with open arms when I first
strode into the labor policy world 10 years ago in Washington,
D.C., and helped guide me through various legal and political
battles along the way. I jumped at the opportunity to work by his
side when he subsequently recruited me to join Ogletree Deakins. It
was an honor to co-chair the firm's Governmental Affairs
Practice Group with him. (Indeed, this publication was his idea.) I
will miss him dearly.
EEO-1 Update. Like an army of frozen zombies
descending on the North, the EEO-1 wage collection matter will not
die, and its arrival is becoming more imminent with each passing
day. On April 16, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia held a hearing to evaluate the competing claims regarding
the
