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  As Deputy Secretary of Labor, I’m passionate about helping American workers understand the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and empowering them to embrace it as a tool that can unlock new high-paying jobs, improved levels of productivity, and greater fulfillment in their lives. I believe AI represents a new frontier of opportunity for workers. To realize its full promise, however, we must take the steps that are outlined in the , a bold strategy for America to secure global dominance in AI. Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Labor will advance an important component of the AI Action Plan to empower workers in the age of AI by expanding AI skills development, evaluating AI’s impact on the labor market, and piloting new innovations to rapidly retrain workers. Through a second critical strategy, the Department of Labor will equip a skilled workforce for AI infrastructure by identifying priority roles, developing modern skills frameworks, and expanding pipel...

  Highlights With former President Donald Trump winning the election to be the 47th president of the United States, Americans should expect sweeping policy and regulatory changes, including in the federal procurement space. This Holland & Knight alert details several potential changes that the incoming administration may initiate based on Trump's previous administration and plans he has outlined for his next presidency. With former President Donald Trump winning election to be the 47th president of the United States, Americans should expect sweeping policy and regulatory changes, including in the federal procurement space . Based on Trump's previous administration and plans he has outlined for his next presidency, there are several potential changes that the incoming administration may initiate. Executive Orders with Immediate Effect Commonly, if the president issues an executive order that places a requirement on the government contracting community, contractors are not im...

  A return to the presidency by Donald Trump has raised questions about the future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the broader landscape of environmental policy in the United States. Given Trump’s past policies and statements, his administration may pursue significant changes to the EPA’s mission, budget, and regulatory approach. This article reviews Trump’s historical approach to environmental policy, the EPA’s role in U.S. environmental protection, and what Trump’s second term may look like. Historical Context: Trump’s Environmental Policies During his presidency from 2017 to 2021, Trump prioritized deregulation as part of his broader economic agenda, particularly in industries such as energy, manufacturing, and construction. Under his administration, the EPA faced considerable restructuring and budget cuts, and many of its regulatory roles were scaled back. Some of the most notable shifts in Trump’s environmental policies included: Rollbacks of Key Regula...

During the Obama administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) stringently reviewed employee handbooks of nonunionized employers to determine whether particular policies infringed on employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act). While the Trump Board relaxed such scrutiny, the Biden Board has returned to the approach taken Obama era with a vengeance. A recent decision from an administrative law judge (ALJ) for the Board highlights the NLRB’s aggressive stance of invalidating employers’ workplace rules if they result in any potential infringement on an employee’s concerted activity. Starbucks Corp. v. Workers United, Case 28-CA-289622, slip op. (ALJ June 7, 2024) , arises out of a union’s attempt to organize Starbucks employees and the company’s termination of several employees and other alleged unfair labor practices occurring at several Phoenix-area stores in order to curb union ...