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In response to the Supreme Court’s decision, the Secretary of Labor issued a statement indicating that: “OSHA will be evaluating all options to ensure workers are protected from this deadly virus. [read post]
13 Jan 2022, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on Califf’s nomination on Dec. 14 but did not vote on the nomination. [read post]
10 Jan 2022, 1:32 pm by Emily Dai
.: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a full committee hearing to examine a federal perspective on the coronavirus response with an emphasis on addressing new variants. [read post]
5 Jan 2022, 10:26 am by Alden Abbott
Department of Agriculture (USDA) plan to spend up to $1 billion to assist smaller meat processors is a subsidy that artificially favors one group of competitors. [read post]
Section 848 prohibits DoD from procuring any products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (XUAR) or from an entity that has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as part of a “poverty alleviation” or “pairing assistance” program. [read post]
30 Dec 2021, 9:03 pm by Katelynn Catalano
In lieu of our regular Friday feature—the Week in Review—The Regulatory Review is recapping some of the top regulatory news from the past year, including the coronavirus pandemic, the Biden Administration’s first regulatory initiatives, and more. [read post]
In a press release, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated that forced labor has been a priority for the Biden administration, exemplified by previous measures such as visa restrictions,  import restrictions, and financial sanctions under Global Magnitsky, the US sanctions regime against human rights violators. [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 1:40 pm by John Jascob
Nicholas Burns to be Ambassador to China, Ramin Toloui to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs), and Rashad Hussain to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 12:46 pm by Raymond G. Lahoud
  Immigration Enforcement Under Biden Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently issued a memo directing law enforcement agencies to cease worksite raids and emphasize the utilization of prosecutorial discretion when evaluating DHS support for ongoing workplace investigations by the Department of Labor (“DOL”). [read post]
14 Dec 2021, 10:33 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
” It is unclear what changes the DOL has in store for these laws, which generally require contractors and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 (for the construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works to pay laborers and mechanics) no less than a local prevailing wage that the USDOL sets. [read post]
10 Dec 2021, 7:30 pm
     Another recent report, from the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance, noted that more than half of all democracies have experienced a decline in at least one aspect of their democracy over the last 10 years, including the United States. [read post]
29 Nov 2021, 5:59 am by Telecommunications Practice Group
—An eligible entity, in awarding subgrants for the deployment of a broadband network using grant funds received under this section, as authorized under subsection (f)(1)— … (iii) may not exclude cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships, private companies, public or private utilities, public utility districts, or local governments from eligibility for such grant funds … Furthermore, Section 60102(e)(1)(D) requires States to submit 5-year Action… [read post]
23 Nov 2021, 8:57 am by Ana Popovich
” OSHA’s Whistleblower Protections In a keynote speech at the 2021 National Whistleblower Day celebration, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh highlighted the importance of whistleblowers in the workforce. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 9:03 pm by Jillian Moss
In the order, President Biden pledged to assist Tribal governments and law enforcement in responding to violence, particularly violence against Native women, and directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve data collection, information, and remediation processes surrounding violence against Native Americans. [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 2:44 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The rule requires health plans, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, and health benefits plans offered to federal employees to submit key data to the Departments, which will work through the HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to publish a report on prescription drug pricing trends and rebates, as well as their impact on premiums and consumers’ out-of-pocket costs. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 12:34 pm by Emily Dai
The committee will hear testimony from Kevin O’Reilly, deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs in the U.S. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 6:23 am by Leiza Dolghih
”  See Department of Labor’s Resp. to the Emergency Pet. for a Writ of Mandamus at 33–34, In re AFL-CIO, No. 20-1158 (D.C. [read post]