Compliance Stuff

  It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan for compliance, here is a quick review of some critical developments we tracked in December and a checklist of the essential items you should consider addressing in January and beyond. _____ Get ready for the new administration to take the reins.  You may already be following our post-election coverage on  workplace law developments to expect from the Trump administration , as well as President-elect Trump’s picks to lead  the Labor Department  and  the Federal Trade Commission  and for roles like  the Border Czar  and  the nation’s first AI Czar . We also offered  answers to your frequently asked questions  about the White House’s New DOGE Efficiency Initiative so you can separate myth from reality. You’l...

  Executive orders . As with many new administrations, the Trump administration is likely to begin with a flurry of executive orders. For newly inaugurated President Trump, such executive orders could be related to immigration (likely focusing on the border and travel), diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) in the federal government and federal contracting community, energy, regulatory reform, and international trade, among other topics. Agency rulemaking may be required to implement some of these executive orders, which will take time. Personnel . Confirmation hearings for judicial and agency appointments are likely to be a focus for the Senate in 2025. Because agency officials can be confirmed with a majority vote in the Senate, President Trump will have a relatively easy time getting people confirmed, though this is never a guarantee (see Julie Su and  David Weil ). “Personnel is policy” in Washington, D.C., and these officials will play an outsized role in shaping labor a...