By Executive Order dated March 27, 2025, entitled, “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” President Trump moved to end collective bargaining with unions at 18 federal agencies and urged them to void their…
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In a split decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court and ruled that President Trump is not obligated for now to reinstate fired National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration signed Executive Order 14173 on “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the Executive Order). The Executive Order seeks to end diversity, equity, and…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration executed Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The Order instructed the federal government to combat “illegal…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an emphatic decision, Federal Court Judge Beryl Howell of the District of Columbia District ordered President Trump to reinstate NLRB Member Gwynne A. Wilcox to her Board seat. The President fired Wilcox, asserting unitary…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Critical tax appeal deadlines are quickly approaching, and commercial property owners need to be prepared to file tax appeals for 2025 or defend against increase cases to get much needed property tax relief…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
President Trump’s February 18th Executive Order entitled, “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” represents a sweeping effort to consolidate federal executive branch lawmaking power with the President. The Order’s purpose…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On Valentine’s Day, the Acting NLRB General Counsel, William B. Cowen, delivered a greeting card of sorts to his staff and the public signaling a new direction for the agency…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
On January 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order on “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The Executive Order seeks to position the Country as a global leader in AI innovation…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump, through Executive Order, declared affirmative action and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs unlawful in the federal government and also for those employers who enter into…
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/ Civil Rights, Finance & Banking, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
As part of the Presidential Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity,” federal agencies must advise every potential federal contractor and grant recipient that a material part…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
This past week, employers received two reprieves from mandatory conditions before winning federal contracts. On January 21, 2025, Federal Claims Court Judge Ryan T. Holte ruled that President Biden’s 2022 Executive Order that…
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/ Construction Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On New Year’s Eve, the union attempting to organize Dartmouth College's men’s basketball team dropped its NLRB case after winning a groundbreaking decision in February 2024 from a NLRB Regional Director who decided that the…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2024, mandates that almost all LLC owners submit annual beneficial ownership reports (BOI) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
On November 18, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law, Senate Bill 2310, making it the eleventh state to enact a pay transparency law. On June 1, 2025, when the new law goes into effect, certain New Jersey…
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