Expect Legal Challenges to the Proposed FTC Noncompete Rule
Hiring and retaining workers are challenges every organization has to face, but a new proposed rule may further complicate the process. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission has…
Pentagon not currently considering back pay for US troops separated for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
The Defense Department is backtracking on an earlier statement that appeared to open the possibility that the more than 8,400 U.S. service members who were separated for refusing…
Another federal pension fix buried in the NDAA
Congress can be effective with details even as it screws up the big picture. For instance, Congress added four or five trillion dollars to the national debt in the last couple of…
Federal appeals court upholds injunction against administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
A federal appeals court has affirmed an injunction against enforcing Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for those who work for federal contractors, providing a…
The military vaccine mandate is dead. So now what?
Long controversial, the military vaccine mandate has been killed off by the just-enacted 2023 National Defense Authorization law. So now what? Can fired services members rejoin?…
Local military reacts to DoD rescinding COVID-19 vaccine mandate
SAN DIEGO — The Department of Defense rescinded its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the armed forces. Some service members say they will look to be re-instated after…
Feds mull changes to cannabis questions on vetting forms
The government agencies that set standards and policies for security clearance processes are grappling with a complicated legal landscape for marijuana use across the country and…
Pentagon issues reprieve to troops who refused COVID-19 vaccines
Tens of thousands of service members who were denied religious or medical exemptions to the military’s requirement that all service members be vaccinated for the novel…
Lawyer explains Baldwinsville superintendent termination hearing process
New York — A lawyer in education law has explained the process of an impartial hearing, revolving around the possible termination of Baldwinsville Superintendent Jason Thomson.…
What’s next for troops previously kicked out for refusing COVID vaccine?
NORFOLK, Va. — The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 23, requires Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to rescind the…