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- Editor's Choice
Brightmine rounds up resources about the unique employment requirements and challenges faced by federal contractors.
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- Quick Reference
Updated to reflect Executive Order 14351 - The Gold Card, issued September 19, 2025.
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- Employment Law Guide
Updated to reflect an executive order creating the Gold Card visa program.
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- Type:
- Employment Law Guide
Updated to reflect Supreme Court decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services holding that the standard for proving a disparate treatment claim is the same for majority and minority group plaintiffs.
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- Type:
- Employment Law Guide
Updated to reflect a May 21, 2025, federal court order partially vacating the definition of related medical conditions in the PWFA Implementing Regulations.
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- Date:
- March 27, 2025
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- Commentary and Insights
This article discusses the current state of EEO, affirmative action and DEI under the second Trump administration, what has and has not changed, and what to do in response.
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- Type:
- Legal Timetable
Updated to reflect the repeal of Executive Order 14026, effective March 14, 2025.
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- Employment Law Guide
Updated to reflect the repeal of the minimum wage for federal contractors on federal contracts or subcontracts entered into or renewed, extended or modified after January 30, 2022, effective March 14, 2025.
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- Date:
- March 18, 2025
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- News
Issued by President Biden in 2021, Executive Order 14026 had initially required a minimum wage for certain federal contractors of $15.00 an hour. With annual inflation adjustments, that minimum wage rose to its current level of $17.75 per hour.
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- Date:
- March 17, 2025
- Type:
- News
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed a lower court's injunction blocking key provisions of President Trump's executive orders that aim to stop workplace DEI programs.