President Trump continues the unprecedented expansion of his authority over the Executive Branch through Executive Orders by bringing independent agencies under the direct control of OMB – from personnel to substance of regulations, to budgets, even to being in DC.  Join David, Nita, and Burt as they unravel a series of EOs and Memos detailing how the unitary executive authority takes shape in practice.

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The Administration’s efforts to eliminate DEI practices from both the public and private sectors have expanded to include memos and guidance from the Attorney General and the OPM. Join David, Nita, and Burt as they detail the breadth of the efforts to eliminate DEI and explain how criminal liability is in the offing for private businesses.

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Another hectic week for labor and employment lawyers as the Trump Administration puts the NLRB and EEOC in its sights.   Join David Fortney and Nita Beecher as they discuss the practical implications of President Trump firing a Democratic NLRB Board Member and two Democratic EEOC Commissioners, leaving both agencies without a quorum.  Additionally, as expected, the General Counsel from both agencies also were fired.  Nita and David discuss these unprecedented developments, and the impact on employers.

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FortneyScott begins its series of webinars regarding Pres. Trump's Executive Orders.  This first focuses on the revocation of EO 11246.  Join David Fortney and Elizabeth Bradley as they review what employers need to know in navigating through these significant workforce changes.

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In the wake of the election of Donald Trump to a second term, numerous private corporations are rapidly scaling back their DEI initiatives. Some “red” state legislatures have even begun passing laws to ban DEI in all public sector recruiting, hiring, and training efforts.  Join David, Nita, and Burt as they review recent attacks on DEI and examine the depth of commitment to these challenged programs.

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As more of President Trump’s personnel and policies are revealed, David, Nita, and Burt survey the changes that face the workplace agencies. Don’t miss this incisive and probing interchange designed to explore the future of DEI, of the OFCCP and the Executive Order, of the EEOC and the Pregnancy Regs, of the NLRB, now anticipating a Republican majority.

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President-elect Trump and his appointees planned radical reformation of the Federal government is expected to impact the workplace enforcement agencies.  Join David, Nita, and Burt as they review the likely actions to install new leadership and to dramatically revise the policies of the EEOC, the NLRB, the DOL (OFCCP and Wage Hour), and others. Don’t miss this extended session which addresses the leadership changes certain to take place and their impact on regulation and enforcement.

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In the wake of unprecedented  Supreme Court decisions fundamentally changing the role of regulation and enforcement, David, Nita, and Burt review the major actions of the workplace agencies -- EEOC, NLRB, DOL/W&H/OFCCP – in light of the new legal landscape and forecast the substance and impact of future regulation.

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David discusses the global trends in unionization and collective bargaining with Alan Wild, an expert with 40-years of global employee relations experience. Alan and David review how multinational employers are coping with rapidly changing – and sometimes conflicting -- collective bargaining obligations, including the significant changes employers are seeing under the U.S. labor law enforced by the NLRB and the USMCA (U.S., Mexico and Canadian Agreement) international treaty.

Alan serves as the Senior Advisor, Global Employee Relations to the HR Policy Association and also is CEO of the consulting company Global Employee Relations Solutions, and his experience includes work in the corporate, consulting and intergovernmental world.  His full bio is available here. Alan also hosts his own podcast, A Walk on the Wild Side.

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As challenges to DEI programs increase, more companies are rolling back their commitments.  David, Nita and Burt discuss the successful challenges that Robby Starbuck has mounted, and the ways in which DEI has become involved in the political discourse and legislative proposals in Congress.

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