A Whirlwind Start: Employers’ Recap of First 21 Days of the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump is just 21 days into his second term in office, but you might already be struggling to keep up with the number of changes and policy shifts coming from the new administration. While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, Trump’s whirlwind first three weeks warrant taking a pause to make sure you’re caught up on all the changes impacting key workplace issues. Major policy shifts have already affected immigration, DEI programs, equal employment opportunity, labor relations, and artificial intelligence. Here’s your 21-day recap: 1. Immigration What happened? President Trump took swift immigration action , signing 10 executive orders relating to immigration policy on day one. Among other things, those orders declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border , reinstated the "remain in Mexico" policy and terminated the asylum-related mobile app , and designated Mexican criminal car...