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DOL Contractor Watchdog Staff Press New Boss Over Layoff Plan Several regional leaders at the Department of Labor’s federal contractor compliance watchdog are pressing its acting director to meet with staff to resolve confusion around plans to cut 90% of its wor...

NEW: In an email reviewed by @bloomberglaw.com OFCCP regional directors are asking the acting director to meet with staff about plans to layoff 90% of staff and Trump's order gutting the agency's power.

"Radio silence is the absence of leadership," they wrote.
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EEOC's Anti-American Bias Focus Will Test Scope of Title VII The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s new enforcement push against anti-American employer practices is poised to test the limits of workplace anti-discrimination protections based on national ...

EEOC's pledge to zero in on hiring bias against American workers offered the first glimpse of the Trump administration's workplace #immigration agenda. @rebeccaklar.bsky.social and dug into how that new priority marks a shift in traditional enforcement of a key civil rights statute.

Trump Redefining 'Sex' Sets Up Clash Over High Court Protections President Donald Trump’s order directing the federal government to recognize only two sexes is set to draw legal challenges as it clashes with recent interpretations of a US Supreme Court ruling that ...

NEW: Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to recognize only "two sexes." That will likely pose legal challenges based on interpretations of Title VII protections for gender identity.

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The three Demoratic commissioners said yesterday's orders "ignores the day-to-day reality of discrimination for many working people in this country. No one should face discrimination or be denied opportunity simply because of who they are, how they worship, or whom they love.

New GOP Acting Chair Andrea Lucas said her priorities will "include rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination" and "defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, including women’s rights to single‑sex spaces at work."

Alternate messages from the EEOC GOP Chair and Democratic commissioners today in response to the Trump EOs that call for an overhaul of DEI in the federal government and a rollback of transgender protections, like the EEOC's harassment guidance.

Trump Taps Republican Commissioner Andrea Lucas to Lead EEOC Andrea Lucas has been named acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by President Donald Trump shortly after his inauguration, putting a Republican who has questioned corporate DEI’...

NEW: President Trump tapped EEOC Republican Andrea Lucas as acting chair. Read more about Lucas's record at the EEOC what her position as chair could mean for the agency
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Not sure if I should be proud or horrified to be in the top .01% of “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” listeners

Biden-Era Workplace Bias Policies Under Threat With Trump DOJ The incoming Trump Justice Department is poised to stop defending lawsuits over Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance that gave workers gender identity bias protections and other rules cove...

NEW: What happens to the EEOC's guidance that gives workers gender identity bias protections and rules covering abortion-related accommodations under a second Trump DOJ?

More below about a potential rift that may re-emerge between the DOJ and EEOC in January🔽 news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Trump EEOC to Lock Into Power Struggle With Democratic Majority A second Trump administration eager to shift the EEOC away from support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and potentially reverse protections for pregnant and LGBTQ+ workers will be constr...

NEW: A second Trump administration eager to shift the EEOC from support for and potentially reverse protections for pregnant and LGBTQ+ workers.

But they'll be constrained by a Democratic majority in place until 2026 due to staggered commission terms.

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What does a second Trump administration mean for the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs? Likely a return to a more antagonistic stance towards diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Intersectional Bias Claims Poised to Grow After California Law A first-of-a-kind California law codifying protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of two or more protected traits adds momentum to the spread of “intersectional bias” as a legal cla...

NEW: California's first-of-its kind law codifying protections against intersectional discrimination claims fills in gaps left by conflicting rulings on related discrimination cases — even as it raises practical questions about how the law will play out in court.
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House bill would force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban A bipartisan House bill unveiled Tuesday would force ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to divest the shortform video app or face a ban of the platform in the U.S. Introduced by R…

The House E and C Committee is holding a hearing on a bill that could ban TikTok, ahead of an afternoon markup. Critics of other efforts to ban TikTok have already said this bill poses similar First Amendment concerns. Read more on the bill here and follow for updates:
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How tech giants must change to comply with Europe’s new regulations Six of the largest tech companies will be forced to make changes to their products and services this week as Europe’s new sweeping tech regulation largely goes into effect.   The European…

NEW: Europe's sweeping tech regulation goes into effect today. Here's how six tech companies — five of which are U.S.-based — must change to comply with the new rules
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Texas, Florida social media laws to come under microscope at Supreme Court A new front in America’s culture wars will reach the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices hear two cases stemming from controversial laws in Texas and Florida regulating social media bans. …

Today the Supreme Court will weigh laws that seek to keep social media companies from enforcing policies — a case that could be fundamental in reshaping online free speech.

Read about the case here and follow along for coverage of today's arguments.
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One-fourth of TikTok users responsible for nearly all content: Study A small share of adult TikTok users are responsible for producing nearly all the content on the platform, according to a Pew Research study released Thursday.   The most active 25 percent of U…

A new @pewresearch.org study of around 800 adult TikTok users found that most users rarely post content. Just 52 percent have ever posted a video, and 98 percent of content comes from 25 percent of users. thehill.com/policy/techn...

The bill faced opposition from the tech industry, as well as a number of LGBTQ+ and human rights groups. Some of the groups, including GLAAD and the HRC, sent a letter stating they dropped their opposition due to an update that mitigated concerns they had about the bill's "duty of care" provision

Schumer, LGBTQ+ advocates back updated kids online safety bill Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced his support Thursday for a bill that would regulate how social media platforms operate for young users. Along with Schumer’s support, several…

ICYMI: Yesterday the Kids Online Safety Act secured key backing from Senate Majority Leader Schumer, along with 14 new co-sponsors putting the to total to 62 — and clearing a pathway for the bill to pass even with the Senate's filibuster rule in place thehill.com/policy/techn...

NEW: The FTC and 17 states are suing Amazon. The lawsuit is two-fold — alleging that the e-commerce giant’s practices are anticompetitive in how it serves shoppers as well as third-party sellers on the site.

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Tech executives and civil society leaders met with Senators to talk about the risks and benefits of AI. Read more about what happened at the closed-door meeting:
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