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April 24, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

DOL Blocked From Requiring Contractors And Grantees To Certify Compliance With E.O. 14173

A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Labor Department from requiring recipients of federal contracts and grants to certify that they do not have illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The order does not affect contracts and grants with agencies other than DOL. The ruling came April 14 in Chicago Women in Trades [CWIT] v. Trump....
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April 23, 2025
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Category: Policies and Practices

New CWC Resource on State Non-Compete Agreement Restrictions

A new resource about state rules on non-compete agreements is available from the Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association. This resource is designed to help CWC members navigate non-compete standards across the 50 states and Washington, D.C. A non-compete agreement is a legal contract between an employer and an employee that restricts the employee from engaging in specified activities...
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April 23, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

Updated Disability and Veterans AAP Narrative Template Now Available on CWC Website

An updated narrative template for reporting on affirmative action programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities is available from the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association. President Trump's Executive Order 14173 rescinded the authority for developing AAPs for women and minorities under E.O. 11246 but did not change the recordkeeping, compliance, and reporting requirements for...
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April 22, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Federal Court: Catholic Plaintiffs Need Not Abide By Abortion-Related Provisions of PWFA Regs

A federal district court has permanently enjoined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing provisions of its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations related to elective abortions or infertility treatments. However, the injunction will have little effect on private-sector employers. The permanent injunction, issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, applies to the Catholic Benefits Association (CBA)...
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April 16, 2025
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Category: Congress

House Panel Advances Bills To Amend FLSA To Encourage Job-Related Training, Child Care Services

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has advanced two bills to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These bills would incentivize employers to offer voluntary job-related training and to provide overtime-eligible employees with child and dependent care benefits. H.R. 2262 would exclude time spent in after-hours training programs from hours worked, even if the training programs are job-related....
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April 15, 2025
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Makes Minor Revisions to Form I-9

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a new version of Form I-9 with minor, nonsubstantive changes. The new I-9 can be used immediately, but prior versions of the I-9 can still be used until they expire, USCIS has announced. The new version of the Form I-9 carries an edition date of 01/20/25 and an expiration date of 05/31/2027. Two...
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April 14, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels Sues for Reinstatement

Jocelyn Samuels, a former Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking reinstatement to the post from which President Trump fired her in January. The lawsuit, filed April 9 in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, contends that Congress did not grant the president the authority to remove EEOC Commissioners. Ms. Samuels, a...
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April 10, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Senate Confirms Harmeet Dhillon To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

On April 3, the Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee, Harmeet Dhillon, to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division (CRD). Ms. Dhillon will lead what many people consider the federal government's chief civil rights enforcement agency. The CRD is responsible for enforcing several federal civil rights laws, including those dealing with voting rights,...
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April 09, 2025
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Category: Immigration

FY 2026 H-1B Lottery Complete — Selected Employers Can File Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has completed the FY 2026 H-1B visa lottery for employees who will begin working October 1, 2025. Any employer selected in the lottery may file an H-1B petition (a Form I-129) and accompanying documents for the selected beneficiary by the end of June. USCIS notified all selected petitioner employers via email and their...
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April 09, 2025
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Category: Trump Administration

President Trump Nominates Andrew Rogers as Next Wage and Hour Chief

President Trump has nominated Andrew Rogers to serve as the next Administrator of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. Rogers is currently the Acting General Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Previously, he served as chief counsel to EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas and as a senior advisor at the Wage and Hour Division. Earlier in his career,...
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