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Bah Humbug: Appropriations Bill Contains Lump of Coal for DoL on "Fair Pay" Funding

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.21.15

The FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill, passed on December 18, 2015, did not appropriate funds to establish an Office of Labor Compliance within DoL to implement the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order, as requested by the Obama Administration. By declining to appropriate the requested funds, Congress pumped the brakes on the implementation of the EO, which, as described here, would impose burdensome compliance and reporting obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.29.26

California AG Launches “Surveillance Pricing” Investigation – Action Required

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an unprecedented investigative sweep into “surveillance pricing” practices by grocers, hotels, and retailers, marking the first state-level inquiry targeting personalized pricing under data privacy laws....