Law and Order

DHS Ends Automatic Work-Permit Extensions For Immigrants

The Homeland Security Department ended the automatic extension that kept work permits valid while renewal applications were pending, effective October 14.

Labor and Employment

OPM Tightens Administrative Leave Rules for Federal Workers

Federal employees in deferred resignation programs and those receiving reduction-in-force notices face new limits on administrative leave starting November...

Personnel Movements

Nuclear Security Agency Cuts Workforce Amid Modernization Push

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has lost nearly 12% of its federal workforce after presidential directives limited hiring and halted...

Labor and Employment

Overtime Pay Framework Under Consideration In 12 Bills

At least 12 bills in the 119th Congress would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime pay framework, according to a new Congressional Research Service...

Labor and Employment

Report Warns Staffing, Budget Cuts Could Strain Federal Oversight

A new congressional report raises concerns that the Trump administration's restructuring of federal workforce management could undermine the government's...

Politics

H-1B Fees, Tightened Rules and Layoff Scrutiny Impact Employers

The Trump administration has pursued a series of H-1B executive and regulatory actions in 2026 aimed at raising employer costs, tightening scrutiny and...

Immigration

DOL Faces Dec. 30 Deadline to Replace H-2A Wage Rate Methodology

The Trump administration's Department of Labor (DOL) faces a court-ordered deadline of Dec. 30 to replace the H-2A adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)...

Labor and Employment

Unemployment Trust Fund Facing Almost $20B in State Loans

States are projected to carry $19.77 billion in outstanding federal loans against an unemployment trust fund account balance of $84.69 billion in fiscal...

Social Welfare

U.S. Paid Family Leave Access Remains Uneven, Voluntary

Access to paid family and medical leave in the United States is uneven and largely voluntary on the corporate side, with no federal mandate requiring...

Labor and Employment

H-1B Prevailing Wage Floors Would Rise Under Trump Proposal

The federal methodology for setting minimum wages that employers must pay temporary foreign workers in specialty occupations is the subject of a new...

Government Operations

Child Labor Violations Rising, but Enforcement is Lacking

Child labor violations and the number of children affected by those violations have been on the rise since fiscal year 2015, according to a new federal...

Labor and Employment

Coordination Gaps in Disability Programs Leave Service Gaps

A new federal review finds that bureaucratic friction between two major funding programs is creating gaps in disability employment services for some of the...

Congress

House GOP Questions Union Political Spending

House Republicans examined whether union leaders represent workers or push political agendas on September 15. The hearing, titled "Out Of Touch: When Union...

Labor and Employment

EEOC Proposal Would Shift Initial EEO Decisions to Agencies

The Congressional Research Service report dated Sept. 15 examines proposed changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s federal-sector equal...

Labor and Employment

Actors' Equity Switches Firms on Performing Artist Taxes

Actors' Equity Association switched lobbying firms in early September, ending its relationship with Meltsner Strategies LLC and engaging Alignment...

Congress

Congress Weighs Trucking Rules Ahead of Transportation Deadline

Trucks carry approximately 65 percent of U.S. freight by weight and 75 percent by cargo value, making commercial trucking central to the nation's supply...

Government Operations

House Staff Minimum Pay Reached $45,000; Senior Medians Fell

House staff compensation has emerged as a focal point for congressional operations, with a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report documenting...