On Tuesday, June 10, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing entitled “The Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of EEOC: Examining the Concerns of Stakeholders.” The hearing will provide members an opportunity to “continue oversight of EEOC’s enforcement and regulatory priorities by examining the concerns of key stakeholders. The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections has had a long history of examining the actions of the EEOC — In 2013, EEOC Chair Jacqueline Berrien testified before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on the commission’s policy priorities. Subcommittee members shared concerns with EEOC “guidance” that limits employers’ use of criminal background checks during the hiring process. The subcommittee has also examined EEOC’s increasing reliance on cases alleging systemic discrimination, rather than focusing its efforts on individual complaints of discrimination.
Ms. Lucia Bone – Founder, Sue Weaver C.A.U.S.E., Flower Mound, TX
Ms. Sherrilyn Ifill – President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, NY
Mr. Todd McCracken – President, National Small Business Association, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Camille Olson – Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, IL
Click here for the opening statement by Rep. Walberg.
Witness testimony and video of the hearing will be posted as it becomes available.
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Nail technicians challenge California classification; oral arguments in challenge to LGBTQ hiring protections; judge blocks Job Corps shutdown.
June 4
Federal agencies violate federal court order pausing mass layoffs; Walmart terminates some jobs in Florida following Supreme Court rulings on the legal status of migrants; and LA firefighters receive a $9.5 million settlement for failure to pay firefighters during shift changes.
June 3
Federal judge blocks Trump's attack on TSA collective bargaining rights; NLRB argues that Grindr's Return-to-Office policy was union busting; International Trade Union Confederation report highlights global decline in workers' rights.
June 2
Proposed budgets for DOL and NLRB show cuts on the horizon; Oregon law requiring LPAs in cannabis dispensaries struck down.
June 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Ninth Circuit upholds a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration, a federal judge vacates parts of the EEOC’s pregnancy accommodation rules, and video game workers reach a tentative agreement with Microsoft. In a 2-1 decision issued on Friday, the Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration […]
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Trump's tariffs temporarily reinstated after brief nationwide injunction; Louisiana Bill targets payroll deduction of union dues; Colorado Supreme Court to consider a self-defense exception to at-will employment