Labor & employment in Week 1 of Trump 2
Whoa, Nelly! It's a stampede! After President Trump took office on Monday, he lost no time in undoing as much as he could from not only the Biden Administration, but also going all the way back to the days of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Here is a recap of the most significant, or potentially significant employment-related actions he took as of Thursday evening. (I have no doubt that this post will be out of date before it's published.) HOT ISSUES RTO! ASAP! He ordered all federal workers back to the office (allowing for limited exceptions). This doesn't affect the private sector, but I suspect it will accelerate the trend back toward in-person work everywhere. Brrrrrr! H e imposed a freeze (really, a suspension) of pending regulations (1) issued before he took office and (2) that have not yet been published in the Federal Register , so that his people could review them and determine whether they should go forward. Limited exceptions apply....