by Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2021 | Biden Administration, Coronavirus (COVID-19), HHS
On August 18th, 2021, the White House released a new fact sheet announcing further actions in fighting COVID-19. Drafted by President Joseph Biden’s administration, the resource states that the highly transmittable COVID-19 Delta variant has taken hold. Because of the...
by Editorial Staff | Aug 2, 2021 | Biden Administration, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Studies show that the COVID-19 Delta variant is proving to be more transmittable than the original COVID-19 strain. In response, the White House has announced efforts to increase vaccinations. Accordingly, in a July 29 press release, the Biden Administration revealed...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 13, 2021 | Biden Administration, Executive Orders
Continuing to issue overarching Executive Orders (EO), President Joseph Biden’s most recent EO addresses the concept of employer non-compete agreements. In general, the EO on Promoting Competition in the American Economy includes ideas Biden extolled during his 2020...
by Editorial Staff | May 17, 2021 | Biden Administration, DOL, immigration
Recently, the Labor Department (DOL) has announced an expected Prevailing Wage Rule delay. Consequently, the DOL has pushed back the original effective date of the Final Rule an additional 18 months. The original Final Rule focused on calculating prevailing wages of...
by Editorial Staff | May 3, 2021 | Biden Administration, NLRA, White House
On April 26th, 2021, the White House issued a press release detailing the Worker Organizing and Empowerment task force. The release describes the task force as a “whole-of-government” approach to empowering workers to organize and bargain with their employers....
by Editorial Staff | Apr 28, 2021 | Biden Administration, Federal Contractors, Minimum Wage Law
The Biden Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) affecting the federal contractor minimum wage. As a result, federal contractors will pay a $15 minimum wage to any federal contract worker. Furthermore, the latest EO joins a slew of other similar orders issued...