March 05, 2024
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Category: Congress

Federal District Court in Texas Rules PWFA Not Lawfully Enacted, Enjoins Enforcement

A federal district court in Texas has ruled that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was not enacted lawfully because the House of Representatives did not have a quorum when it voted on the measure in late 2022. (The House had adopted a rule change in 2020 to temporarily allow proxy voting because of the COVID-19 pandemic.) The case is Texas...
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February 12, 2024
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Category: Congress

U.S. Senate Rejects Employment-Related Immigration Reforms

A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate to address immigration issues, including some significant employment-related changes, fizzled last week  while attached to a military assistance spending bill for Ukraine and Israel. Although the Senate’s failure to approve the immigration changes stifled any chances for meaningful reform this year, the willingness of a group of Senators from both sides of the...
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January 22, 2024
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Category: Appropriations

Congress Averts Government Shutdown by Extending Federal Funding Until March

The U.S. Congress once again has enacted a temporary spending measure, called a continuing resolution (CR), to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government. The CR will enable most federal government operations to continue functioning at the same levels as the last fiscal year (FY) through either March 1 or March 8, 2024, depending on the agency. While this...
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November 28, 2023
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Category: Congress

NLRB Delays Joint Employer Rule Effective Date in Response to Legal Challenges

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed the effective date of its controversial new joint employer rule until February 26, 2024, two months later than the originally announced effective date of December 26, 2023. The Board said it is delaying the rule’s implementation “to facilitate resolution of legal challenges.” Two lawsuits have been filed to challenge the rule—one by...
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November 28, 2023
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Category: Appropriations

Congress Extends DOL and EEOC FY 2024 Funding Deadlines Until February 2, 2024

In a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown, Congress set aside its partisan differences, at least for now, and agreed to temporarily fund the federal government. Under the terms of the unusual two-part agreement, the principal workplace regulatory agencies, such as the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be funded until February 2,...
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November 14, 2023
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Category: Biden Administration

Senate Confirms Charlotte Burrows to Third Term On EEOC, Locking in Democratic Majority

The U.S. Senate, on a partisan vote of 51 to 47, confirmed President Biden’s nomination of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows to a third term on the commission ending in 2028. Ms. Burrows’ confirmation means that the five-member EEOC will operate with a Democratic majority until at least 2026. Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC),...
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October 30, 2023
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Category: Congress

Key Appointments Update: Looman New DOL Wage and Hour Administrator, Burrows Clears Committee

The U.S. Senate recently took two significant steps regarding President Biden’s nominees for key workplace enforcement agency positions. It confirmed Jessica Looman as the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Administrator, nearly 18 months after she was nominated. In another development, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved and sent to the Senate floor President Biden’s nomination of...
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October 19, 2023
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Category: Congress

U.S. Senate Confirms Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Karla Gilbride as EEOC General Counsel

Nearly a year and a half after President Biden originally nominated her, the U.S. Senate in a partisan vote confirmed plaintiffs’ lawyer Karla Gilbride to serve as the new General Counsel to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The position has been filled on an acting basis since Biden’s controversial firing of former General Counsel Sharon Fast Gustafson, a Trump...
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