Government
EEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender ...
Reintroduced Legislation Seeks to Scrap OSHA
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs reintroduced a bill last month that, if passed, would abolish OSHA. H.R.86 also known as the Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act or the NOSHA ...
Consumer Finance Watchdog Chief Tells All Staff to Cease Work
President Donald Trump's newly installed chief of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told all of the agency's staff on Monday to stay away from the office and do no ...
Google Scraps Diversity-Based Hiring Targets
Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, ...
Delaware Supreme Court Eases Path for Some Companies to Leave State
The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a decision involving TripAdvisor that could make it easier for some companies to move out of the state, which is the corporate home for about two-thirds ...
New OSHA Rule Requires Fitted PPE for Construction Workers
A revision to OSHA's personal protective equipment standard for construction workers went into effect on Jan. 13, 2025. The final rule explicitly requires the equipment to properly fit any ...
Trump’s Attack on ‘Illegal’ DEI Disorients Corporate America
President Donald Trump's executive orders against "illegal" diversity, equity and inclusion policies have left corporations and their lawyers struggling to grasp exactly what that means. Trump on ...
California to Spend $2.5B for Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery
California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom signed the laws ...