December 13, 2016 | Texas Lawyer
Texas AFL-CIO, to Defend Obama's Overtime-Pay Rule, Wants to be SuedThe 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 OfficeP. 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 FintechJ. 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 ChiefFast-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 ChiefFast-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 ChiefFast-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 ChiefFast-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 PresidencyPresident-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 PrecedentA 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 CharterThe 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
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