Employment Law Commentary, December 2012

Full Speed Ahead: Employment and Labor Initiatives During the President's Second Term

The purpose of this Commentary (and next month's) is to provide a forward-looking view of the regulatory and enforcement priorities of the federal labor and employment agencies in the second term of President Barack Obama. In addition to providing background on the Department of Labor's regulatory initiatives, including "Plan/Prevent/Protect" and "Right to Know," this Commentary will highlight additional proposed regulations and enforcement priorities in the Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as well as developments related to the National Labor Relations Board. In next month's Commentary, we will examine the NLRB and its increasingly aggressive inroads into non-union workplaces.