Compliance Stuff

The Department of Labor just released a comprehensive AI Literacy Framework providing employers with a roadmap for training workers to use artificial intelligence technology responsibly and effectively. The February 13 framework marks the Trump administration’s latest effort to prepare American workers for an AI-driven economy, emphasizing that “every worker will need baseline AI literacy skills to succeed, regardless of industry or occupation.” While the framework doesn’t create any new legal requirements, it signals DOL’s expectations for how employers should approach AI training – and offers practical guidance for organizations looking to upskill their workforce . Here’s an overview and steps you should take. DOL’s AI Literacy Plan The framework,  which you can read in full here , builds on the  Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan  released in July 2025. Both prioritize worker training and upskilling. It defines AI literacy as “a foundational set of competencies tha...

KEY TAKEAWAYS: The federal government seeks to embrace the Artificial Intelligence revolution, de-regulate the industry, and solicit significant investment to spur exponential growth The federal government’s hands-off approach with respect to regulation and enforcement has led states, like New York, to enact their own regulations and restrictions for AI New York City made the first attempt to regulate AI in the employment context, which the State of New York hopes to build upon and strengthen in all facets of daily life As 2025 ends, employers and business owners may claim that the Trump Administration’s embrace of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution was a major focal point of the administration’s first-year agenda. Indeed, the Trump Administration views AI as a tool to spur economic growth and competitiveness, which, in turn, requires little regulation for industry to thrive . Recently, t he topic of federalism has entered public conversation: should the federal government re...

On Friday, September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) brought its multiyear effort to ban employee noncompete agreements to a conclusion . As readers of this blog will certainly remember,  in April 2024 , the FTC voted to adopt a regulation (the  Noncompete Rule  or the Rule) that would have banned the great majority of employee noncompete agreements across the country. The Noncompete Rule was immediately challenged in court and, in August 2024, a  federal court in Texas  held the Noncompete Rule unlawful and issued a broad order vacating the Rule in its entirety. The FTC appealed that decision to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals but, given the subsequent change in presidential administrations, it was  long anticipated  that the Trump-Vance FTC was likely to abandon its efforts to defend the Biden-era Noncompete Rule. On September 5, these expectations came to fruition, as the FTC finally and definitively announced its ...

T he U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum wage exemptions to cuts in affirmative action and workplace safety oversight, the July 1 rollout is being called one of the most ambitious federal red tape rollbacks in recent decades. Here’s what your business needs to know – and what to watch for next. What Just Happened? Without much fanfare, the Department of Labor (DOL)  unveiled a broad set of regulatory rollbacks  in response to President Trump’s executive order calling for federal agencies to rescind 10 regulations for every new one issued. S ecretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s announcement called it “the most ambitious proposal to slash red tape of any department across the federal government.” What’s On The Chopping Block? Key proposals include: Workplace Safety:   Rolling back employer ...