The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Articles About The Federal Government’s Employment, Benefits And Immigration Agencies.
Beltway Buzz, April 5, 2024
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
“Knock on our door before we knock on yours:” Recent DOJ Trends
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (“DAG Monaco”) gave the keynote address at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime.1 She addressed the success she views in the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) efforts to combat white collar crime. Specifically, DAG Monaco
Beltway Buzz, March 22, 2024
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
DOJ Increases Civil Monetary Penalties for Immigration-Related Violations to Adjust for Inflation
Effective February 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) increased civil monetary penalties, for violations occurring after November 2, 2015, including those related to immigration.
Beltway Buzz, March 15, 2024
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
DOJ Official Cites Old West ‘WANTED’ Posters in Announcement of New Whistleblower Monetary Awards Program
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will test out a program to pay whistleblowers if they provide information on serious financial crimes and foreign and domestic corruption. The rewards program will be the latest expansion of the DOJ’s voluntary
EEOC Releases Data Dashboard for 2017, 2018 Pay Data Collection
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made available on March 12, 2024, a data dashboard featuring the 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 pay data. To protect employer and employee confidentiality, EEOC has aggregated the data. The dashboard contains aggregated employer-level workforce demographic and pay data reported by pay band.
Beltway Buzz, March 8, 2024
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Important Policy Updates from the U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently made important policy updates addressing how it will enforce two key statutes under its domain, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These policy adjustments will affect all employers and are still relevant even in situations
Beltway Buzz, March 1, 2024
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Senate Committee Clears Su Nomination for Labor Secretary
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, narrowly advanced the nomination of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to serve as permanent Secretary of Labor. The Committee voted 11-10 to advance her nomination to the full Senate floor, according to media reports.
MSHA Faces ‘Significant Challenges’ in Meeting Its Mandate to Protect Miners, DOL Inspector General Concludes
In the final weeks of 2023, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) received a performance review in a report from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) that concluded that the agency faced “significant challenges” in meeting its statutory mandate to protect the safety and health
Penalties for Immigration-Related Violations Continue to Rise in 2024
As required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced, through the Federal Register, increases for penalties under the Immigration Reform & Control Act (IRCA), effective February 13, 2024. Interestingly, the Federal Register announcement for DOJ increases also included penalties for sections
Beltway Buzz, February 23, 2024
House and Senate Absent From D.C. While Shutdown Looms. The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are out this week, and we are once again on the verge of a (partial) government shutdown. If a deal—likely a fourth continuing resolution—isn’t agreed to next week upon the U.S. Congress’s return,