Compliance Stuff

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term proved to be a busy one. The White House issued Executive Orders on a wide range of topics, including employment, energy and natural resources, government contracting, federal regulatory oversight, and artificial intelligence. A number of these Executive Orders were challenged in court. Some of those challenges remain active, but others have been at least partially resolved. Now that the flurry of Executive Orders has slowed somewhat, business leaders can get a better sense of how to comply with this new federal guidance. The following are six areas in which the Trump Administration focused its attention in 2025---and that companies can expect to remain priorities in 2026:   Diversity, Equity & Inclusion —One of the Trump Administration’s  first executive orders , issued in January 2025, sought to end what the Administration calls “illegal” diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and access...

  Companies would be wise to take into consideration the potential outsized impact of DOGE as they develop public policy plans for the new administration. Takeaways DOGE is intended to serve as an advisory or consulting organization which, empowered by Trump, provides recommendations or strategies for government leaders to implement . DOGE’s mission will focus on three major kinds of reforms, including regulatory rescissions, administrative reductions and cost savings . According to DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the organization will identify issues and make recommendations to the White House, agency leaders and Congress for actio n. Since the election, President-elect Trump has announced a flurry of initiatives for his next term in the White House, along with nominations of the government officials tapped to drive his agenda. As part of these announcements, Trump selected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new entity dubbed “the Department of Government Efficien...

Last night, we had our first true snowfall of the season. The leaves still on the trees were covered, and the leaves piled for collection made it look like the end of January, when the plows push the compacted snow ever higher on the curb. My friend from Chicago asked if I, too, was experiencing a winter snowstorm. I jokingly asked if he had enough milk and bread to sustain him for the duration.  It's difficult to believe that it's time to start wintering. I'm excited because I love an excuse to stay home, though I hope the weather doesn’t thwart my Thanksgiving travel plans.  Regardless of the current conditions outside your window, I hope you’re able to lean in to the approaching winter solstice. I hope you’re also able to find ideas and approaches in some of  EHS Today ’s most popular stories of November. Whether you’re curious to know how your salary compares to your colleagues in our annual National Safety & Salary Survey or wondering how to prepare for the quadr...