by Editorial Staff | Aug 3, 2021 | CDC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Executive Orders
Recent COVID-19 Delta variant outbreaks caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update vaccination and mask guidance. Chiefly, the July 27 guidance addresses both fully vaccinated and nonvaccinated individuals and measures to keep everyone safe...
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 | Affordable Care Act, Discrimination, Executive Orders, HHS
On May 10th, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarified the agency’s stance on sex discrimination prohibitions. Specifically, the notification that was released deals with discrimination “on the basis of sex” under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
by Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | Executive Orders, immigration, USCIS
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new “deference to prior determinations” guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual. Specifically, the guidance addresses deference to prior determinations of eligibility when adjudicating a request for an...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 5, 2021 | Discrimination, Executive Orders, POTUS, Title VII
On January 20th, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 13988 into law. The EO, as issued, expands sex discrimination prohibitions under both Title VII and Title IX. Specifically, the EO states sex discrimination can include discrimination on the...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 2, 2021 | Discrimination, Executive Orders, Federal Contractors, POTUS
Updated February 2nd, 2021 – (Originally Posted January 22nd, 2021) On January 20th, 2021, after taking office, President Joseph R. Biden overturned Executive Order (EO) 13950. Named “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” EO 13950 prohibited federal contractors...