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Rebekah Mintzer

Rebekah Mintzer

December 13, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Texas AFL-CIO, to Defend Obama's Overtime-Pay Rule, Wants to be Sued

The Texas AFL-CIO wants to intervene as a defendant in the challenge over the U.S. Labor Department's overtime-pay rule, fearing that federal agencies under Donald Trump will not adequately defend the Obama administration regulations.

By Rebekah Mintzer

6 minute read

December 12, 2016 | National Law Journal

Former Top EEOC Lawyer Under Obama to Build Firm's DC Office

P. David Lopez, the former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission general counsel who left the agency last week, said it is too early to know how President-elect Donald Trump will approach EEOC enforcement. But he pointed to broad political support for antidiscrimination laws as a positive sign for the commission's existing enforcement initiatives. Lopez is joining the New York firm Outten & Golden to help build its first Washington office.

By Rebekah Mintzer

10 minute read

December 09, 2016 | National Law Journal

Contender to Lead CFTC Pitches 'Do No Harm' Approach to Fintech

J. Christopher Giancarlo, a contender to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on Friday presented his vision for a "forward-looking" agenda at the agency, including greater U.S. regulatory promotion of financial technology.

By Rebekah Mintzer and Mike Scarcella

11 minute read

December 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fast-food CEO and Regulation Foe Andrew Puzder Is Trump Pick for DOL Chief

Fast-food executive and attorney Andrew Puzder, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Labor Department, is a sharp critic of Obama administration regulations whose appointment could roll back efforts to expand corporate liability and raise worker wages.

By Rebekah Mintzer

20 minute read

December 08, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fast-food CEO and Regulation Foe Andrew Puzder Is Trump Pick for DOL Chief

Fast-food executive and attorney Andrew Puzder, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Labor Department, is a sharp critic of Obama administration regulations whose appointment could roll back efforts to expand corporate liability and raise worker wages.

By Rebekah Mintzer

20 minute read

December 08, 2016 | Law.com

Fast-food CEO and Regulation Foe Andrew Puzder Is Trump Pick for DOL Chief

Fast-food executive and attorney Andrew Puzder, expected to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Labor Department, is a sharp critic of Obama administration regulations whose appointment could roll back efforts to expand corporate liability and raise worker wages.

By Rebekah Mintzer

9 minute read

December 08, 2016 | National Law Journal

Fast-food CEO and Regulation Foe Andrew Puzder Is Trump Pick for DOL Chief

Fast-food executive and attorney Andrew Puzder, expected to be President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Labor Department, is a sharp critic of Obama administration regulations whose appointment could roll back efforts to expand corporate liability and raise worker wages.

By Rebekah Mintzer

18 minute read

December 07, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Five Employment Visa Issues to Watch In a Trump Presidency

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to reform immigration; here's how some employment visa programs could change under his administration.

By Rebekah Mintzer

24 minute read

December 06, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Business Group Claims Obama's NLRB "Upended" Years of Precedent

A report by an industry-funded business group criticizes the National Labor Relations Board under President Barack Obama, claiming the board "upended 4,559 years of established law" in favoring labor interests.

By Rebekah Mintzer

12 minute read

December 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

Regulators Move to Let Fintech Startups in 'Front Door' With National Charter

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it would give financial technology companies providing banking products and services the opportunity to apply for special purpose national bank charters.

By Rebekah Mintzer

15 minute read