Compliance Stuff

NOTICE: On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14236, “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” ( 90 FR 13037 ), which revoked, among other items, Executive Order 14026 of April 27, 2021, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” ( 86 FR 22835 ). Pursuant to section 2(d) of Executive Order 14236, the Department of Labor is no longer enforcing Executive Order 14026 or the implementing rule (29 CFR part 23) and will take steps, including rescinding 29 CFR part 23, to implement and effectuate the revocation of Executive Order 14026. On February 9, 2026, the Department of Labor published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that, beginning May 11, 2026, the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage rate will increase to $13.65 per hour for non-tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts, and to $9.55 per hour for tipped employees performing such work ( 91 FR 5783 ). The Executive Order 13658 minimum...

GovDocs’ Webinar  Employment Law Shifts: First 120 Days of Trump Administration  tackles several of the notable employment law changes initiated by President Trump’s Second Administration. As stated by Presenter Jana Bjorklund, GovDocs Senior Counsel and Director, the Trump Administration has been “wildly busy” over the last four months, and much of it has been directed towards employment law.    In the webinar, Bjorklund identifies several key employment law shifts – including DEI, disparate impact liability, and federal contractor compliance – and discusses how these changes impact employers. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion   There should be no surprise to employers that DEI has been a “hot button” since the start of Trump’s second term, as indicated by Bjorklund . Notably, she discusses two executive orders signed by President Trump earlier this year that had immediate impact to DEI:  Executive Order 14151 – Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Pr...