September 09, 2024
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Category: Government Contracts

CWC’s Updated Primer on the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act

In light of data showing increasing drug use among full-time employees in recent years, CWC thought it would be prudent to remind our members that the 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act (DFWA) obligates covered federal contractors to provide a drug-free workplace. Therefore, we updated our DFWA primer to explain the DFWA’s coverage, contractors’ obligations, and penalties for noncompliance. The DFWA applies...
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August 22, 2024
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Category: Litigation

Federal Court Permanently Blocks FTC’s Controversial Non-Compete Rule

A federal district court in Texas has issued an order overturning a recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that bans most non-compete agreements. As a result, the rule will not take effect as scheduled September 4. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled August 20, 2024, in Ryan LLC v. FTC that the FTC’s non-compete rule,...
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August 20, 2024
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Category: Data and Statistics

Latest National Substance Abuse Survey Shows Drug Use Up, Alcohol Use Down

The most recent national drug and alcohol use survey, which covers 2023, shows that illicit drug use was up among U.S. workers while alcohol use was down, compared with 2022. Findings from the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted annually by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), show an increase in the...
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July 23, 2024
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Category: Data and Statistics

2023 Time Use Survey Shows Gap Closing Between At-Home Work Done by Male and Female Workers

The government’s latest American Time Use Survey (ATUS), which covers calendar year 2023, shows that full-time male employees are catching up to full-time female employees in the time they spend working from home on an average day. While the percentage difference in female FTEs compared with male FTEs working at home was reported as just over 12% in 2022, in...
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July 11, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Texas Federal Court Temporarily Blocks FTC’s Controversial Noncompete Rule

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order temporarily blocking the Federal Trade Commission from enforcing its controversial new noncompete rule against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the other plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit to invalidate it. The rule prohibits most noncompete agreements that restrict workers from taking a new job or starting a...
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June 03, 2024
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Category: Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Issues Guidance on Workplace Use of Artificial Intelligence

The U.S. Department of Labor and the Biden White House have published principles for AI developers and employers to follow regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace. On May 16, 2024, DOL issued a guidance document entitled Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers, and the White House issued a Fact Sheet entitled Biden-Harris...
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May 01, 2024
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Category: Policies and Practices

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements; Legal Challenges Already Filed

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final rule that bans nearly all non-compete agreements. The rule will take effect 120 days after publication in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for May 7, 2024. The final rule prohibits an employer from entering into non-compete clauses with any of its workers, including independent contractors, volunteers, and interns. The rule defines...
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March 20, 2024
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Category: Diversity/Equity/Inclusion

CWC’s 2024 Workplace Equity Policy Conference Highlights

The 2024 Workplace Equity Policy Conference hosted by the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, featured interactive sessions with Charlotte Burrows, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and Michelle Hodge, Acting Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The program’s 10 substantive sessions included presentations by Burrows and Hodge as well as by...
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January 10, 2024
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Category: Data and Statistics

Latest Annual Government Survey Shows Jump in Workplace Homicides and Suicides

The government’s most recent survey of workplace fatalities shows a marked increase in both homicides and suicides in 2022 over the previous COVID-19 pandemic year. In fact, the latest available national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), discloses that 2022 had the most reported homicides in U.S. workplaces...
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December 18, 2023
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Category: Data and Statistics

Latest Annual (2022) Drug Use Survey Shows Another Jump in Substance Abuse by Working Americans

The government’s most recent annual drug and alcohol use survey shows a continuing increase in substance abuse by full-time workers. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH or Survey), covering calendar year 2022, both the use of illicit drugs (including marijuana, which remains illegal nationwide under federal law) and alcohol abuse by full-time employees (FTEs) in...
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