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Among Obama rules, execs want ‘quickie elections’ dead

05/18/2017
A survey by the Littler law firm asked 1,200 U.S. executives which Obama-era law or regulation would they most like to see repealed or revised.

NLRB soon to tilt Republican

05/16/2017
The FBI is running background checks on two potential Trump administration nominees to fill two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board.

State, local compliance vexes employers most

05/16/2017
While policy changes in Washington will eventually affect workplace practices, employers’ most difficult current challenges are being driven by state and local regulations, according to a new Littler Mendelson survey of HR professionals, in-house attorneys and senior executives.

Employees’ union urges Acosta to reduce DOL contracting

05/09/2017
Local 12 of the American Federation of Government Employees, the union representing 3,000 Department of Labor employees, wants new Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reduce the DOL’s reliance on contractors.

Likely DOJ civil rights head is veteran employer-side attorney

05/09/2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recommended that the White House appoint Eric S. Dreiband to run the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

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.