USDOL’s New Independent Contractor Final Rule is DOA, Or Is It? Not So Fast!
On Thursday, January 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) published its long-awaited Final Rule in the Federal Register revising its interpretation of independent contractor (“IC”) status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Significantly, the Rule...
OFCCP Issued Proposed Scheduling Letters for Focused Reviews on Promotions and Accommodations…But They Are Not What You Expected
On December 22, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) sent two proposed audit Scheduling Letters to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) seeking OMB’s approval for OFCCP to use them to launch “focused reviews on promotion” and...
EO 13950 Imploded Even Before Biden Could Cancel it
RECAP U.S. District Court Preliminarily Enjoined EO 13950 Ban on “Divisive” D&I Training OFCCP Canceled Announced Focused Reviews on D&I OFCCP Has Also Stopped EO 13950 Complaint Investigations On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the United States District Court...