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Significant Changes to Federal Contracting and Potential Scrutiny of Private Sector DEI Programs
Late on January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” This Order is focused on eliminating "discriminatory" DEI programs, targeting both federal contractors and private sector entities. This Executive Order revokes Executive Order 11246 (EO 11246) which was originally signed in 1965 and established various Affirmative Action requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors....
New Rules for Paid Leave Oregon
Paid Leave Oregon is finalizing new administrative rules that will change employer response timelines and the amount of information employers will receive about approved PLO claims. Beginning January 1, 2025 .....
FLSA Salary Threshold Rule Blocked
Late last week a federal judge struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule increasing the salary threshold for exempt employees, which was set to increase for the second time on January 1. 2025. Further, the judge also overturned the first increase under this rule that took effect July 1 ...
Federal Non-Compete Ban Blocked
On August 20th, a federal judge struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule that was set to take effect on September 4th....
Employers Need to Prepare for FTC's Non-Compete Ban That Could Take Effect September 4th
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its non-compete rule that virtually bans non-compete agreements and supersedes all state laws relating to non-compete agreements. This rule is set to take effect on September 4th. However, there are legal challenges ....
DOL's New Overtime Rule Coming July 1: Be Prepared, Despite Uncertainty
Beginning July 1st, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule regarding “white collar” salary exemptions from overtime requirements is set to take effect. Under DOL’s new Final Rule, to be exempt from overtime ....
OFLA Changes Take Effect July 1
Senate Bill 1515A, passed in March 2024, made significant changes to the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). Beginning July 1, 2024, OFLA will only cover the following qualifying reasons ....
Updated OFLA, PLO, and FMLA Forms and Policies for July 1st
As a reminder, there are major changes coming to the Oregon Family Medical Leave Act (OFLA) beginning on July 1st. Due to these significant changes, employers need to be prepared with updated forms and policies, which includes separating out OFLA and FMLA for eligible employers ....