Dept. of Labor

Provide robust accomodations for religious employees.

Nota: OPM issued a memo that will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually.

Clarify that no employer is required to provide accommodations for abortion.

Nota: Accomplished by a Trump-appointed judge, who ruled that abortion is not covered by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Appoint new EEOC and NLRB general counsels.

Nota: Trump fired EEOC's Karla Gilbride and NLRB's Jennifer Abruzzo.

Rescind Executive Order 11246 - Equal Opportunity Employment.

Return to Trump-era overtime exemption threshold.

Nota: Courts already struck down Biden expansion.

Eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

Nota: Dept. of Labor plans to eliminate OFCCP in 2026.

In Corso

Eliminate DEIA programs in Labor policy.

Nota: Trump issued an EO eliminating all DEIA programs and positions in government.

Discard “card check” as the basis of union recognition and mandate the secret ballot exclusively.

Nota: Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) will no longer assist with card check.

Mandate time-and-a-half compensation on a Sabbath.

Outsource the administration of unemployment programs to “non-public organizations”.

Roll back definition of “protected concerted activity” that protects employees from retaliation for union activity.

Prohibit employee retirement plans from investing based on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors.

Eliminate the "contract bar rule" that prevents employers from union-busting and decertifying a union mid-contract.

Expand apprenticeship programs.

Rescind the "persuader rule" that required employers to disclose when they had hired union-busting consultants.

Undermine union protections by allowing employer "councils" and favoring right-to-work laws.

Lessen child labor regulations to allow "teenage workers" to work "inherently dangerous jobs".

Clarify that religious employers may make employment decisions based on religion.

Let companies stop paying overtime and allow states to opt out of federal overtime and minimum wage laws.