Policies and Practices

Memo
24-204
Monday, December 9, 2024

The Biden Administration appears to be giving up on its attempt to overhaul the regulations governing registered apprenticeship programs, as our memo explains.


Memo
24-193
Monday, November 18, 2024

In light of several recent headlines announcing significant layoffs, we thought this would be a good time to update our guide on compliant reductions-in-force.


Memo
24-192
Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued new guidance warning that employers who utilize certain types of workplace monitoring technologies may be inadvertently risking liability under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.


Memo
24-179
Thursday, October 24, 2024

With the federal elections now upon us, CWC members may wish to review our guide on political discourse in the workplace.


Memo
24-168
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

With election season upon us, companies should be aware that many states have laws that give employees the right to take time off to vote. CWC’s State Voting Leave Laws resource summarizes each of these state laws.


Memo
24-150
Monday, September 9, 2024

In light of recent data showing increasing drug use among full-time employees, we’ve updated our primer on the 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act.


Memo
24-142
Thursday, August 22, 2024

A federal district court located in Texas has issued an order overturning the rule issued earlier this year by the Federal Trade Commission that bans the use of most non-compete agreements. As a result, the rule will not go into effect on September 4


Memo
24-141
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The latest annual national drug and alcohol use survey, covering calendar year 2023, shows that among U.S. workers illicit drug use was up while alcohol use was down, as compared to 2022.


Memo
24-122
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

In a less publicized but still important regulatory ruling in addition to the Supreme Court’s recent decision throwing out the decades old Chevron doctrine, the High Court also ruled that an entity may be able to challenge a federal regulation years


Memo
24-121
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

The government’s latest annual American Time Use Survey, 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.


Memo
24-116
Thursday, July 11, 2024

A federal district court in Texas has temporarily enjoined the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule banning most noncompete agreements from going into effect until the court rules on the merits of a legal challenge brought by the U.S. Chamber of Comme


Memo
24-094
Monday, June 3, 2024

The Department of Labor has published a guidance document containing eight “principles” that developers and employers are encouraged to follow regarding the use of AI in the employment context.


Memo
24-075
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

WEB WORKSHOP SCHEDULED MAY 14. As expected, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a controversial new rule that bans the use of non-compete agreements. Also as expected, the rule has already been challenged in court.


Memo
24-015
Monday, January 22, 2024

Still unable to agree on how the federal government should be funded for the current fiscal year, Congress has once again kicked the can down the road by passing a temporary stopgap bill that will keep the government operating through March 8.


Memo
24-012
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

CWC is pleased to let you know that we have updated our comprehensive summary of federal recordkeeping requirements related to EEO/AA compliance, incorporating changes that have occurred since our last edition in 2017.


Memo
24-009
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

The government’s most recent annual survey of workplace fatalities, covering 2022, shows a notable increase in both homicides and suicides over the previous COVID-19 pandemic year.


Memo
23-238
Monday, December 18, 2023

The government’s most recent annual drug and alcohol use survey shows a continuing increase in substance abuse by full-time workers.


Memo
23-236
Thursday, December 14, 2023

The Biden Administration’s latest regulatory agenda lists several new items added by the EEOC, while indicating that OFCCP has hit the pause button on several previously listed items of interest to federal contractors.


Memo
23-217
Monday, November 13, 2023

President Biden’s new Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence contains instructions to cabinet-level agencies, including the Labor Department, to develop policies that are designed to manage the risks of AI while recognizing its potential.


Memo
23-158
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

The government’s latest annual “American Time Use Survey,” covering calendar year 2022, shows an unsurprising drop in the percentage of U.S. workers working at home since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the percentage of at-home work is s


Memo
23-156
Monday, August 7, 2023

Congress has made some progress on advancing the various appropriations bills that will fund the federal government for fiscal year 2024, although the House and Senate are far apart on how much money they want to give to agencies such as OFCCP and th


Memo
23-150
Monday, July 31, 2023

Illustrating the wide divide between the political parties regarding federal rulemaking, the Biden Administration is seeking greater public input into the current regulatory process while House Republicans want to completely overhaul it.


Memo
23-124
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The Biden Administration’s latest semi-annual regulatory agenda lists no new initiatives impacting workplace compliance, even as many previously announced initiatives remain bogged down pending final action.


Memo
23-113
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. A new report issued by OFCCP provides highlights of the agency’s Ombuds Service from fiscal year 2022, and suggests that this relatively new service is achieving its goal of facilitating “the fair and equitable resolution o


Memo
23-109
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

A new study prepared by the research arm of Congress that was requested by a group of U.S. Senators more than four years ago concludes that noncompete agreements may decrease workers’ job mobility and earnings.


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