--- title: "December 2020" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/december-2020" date: "2026-06-03T09:27:57+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # December 2020 [ ![Federal Building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/-5rhx92fe1a-ddc3ea03.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:the-effect-of-the-election-on-federal-employment-agencies&catid=202)## [The Effect of the Election on Federal Employment Agencies](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:the-effect-of-the-election-on-federal-employment-agencies&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) Mr. Biden has stated he intends to be the most "pro-union President ever." However, the process is going to be slow at the NLRB since Republicans currently enjoy a 3-1 majority, and the first Republican seat to expire will occur in August 2021. The next Republican seat does not become vacant until 2022, and so the Republicans will still have a m… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:the-effect-of-the-election-on-federal-employment-agencies&catid=202) [ ![signature](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/xqaqv5qycxg-4cca89b9.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1095:president-elect-biden-prepares-immediate-executive-orders&catid=202)## [President-Elect Biden Prepares Immediate Executive Orders](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1095:president-elect-biden-prepares-immediate-executive-orders&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) President Trump issued 196 Executive Orders through late October and Obama issued 295. Many of Trump's Executive Orders attempted to limit regulation, however, rather than expand it. Mr. Biden reportedly plans to issue numerous Executive Orders on his very first day in office, January 20, 2021. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1095:president-elect-biden-prepares-immediate-executive-orders&catid=202) [ ![sparks](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/04/3kbacriapqq-046150a4.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1094:best-chances-for-policy-compromise&catid=202)## [Best Chances for Policy Compromise](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1094:best-chances-for-policy-compromise&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) The first and most obvious area of compromise involves dealing with the pandemic. Both parties support additional pandemic relief, including stimulus spending. Republicans want less than $1 trillion, while Democrats want more than $2 trillion. Controversial portions of any compromise include Republican demands for some protection for busin… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1094:best-chances-for-policy-compromise&catid=202) [ ![federal building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/9f/syhi8ox0jc8-9f05208c.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1093:how-president-elect-biden-and-the-likely-senate-republican-majority-affect-policy-making&catid=202)## [How President-Elect Biden and the Likely Senate Republican Majority Affect Policy-Making](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1093:how-president-elect-biden-and-the-likely-senate-republican-majority-affect-policy-making&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) President-Elect Biden not only is considered the most moderate of all the Democratic candidates for President, but he has a history of deal-making, including deals with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, that suggests compromise may be possible. The new Democratic senators in States that flipped, Colorado and Arizona, ran as Centrist Democrats, w… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1093:how-president-elect-biden-and-the-likely-senate-republican-majority-affect-policy-making&catid=202) [ ![casting a ballot into a box](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/bb/t9cxbzluvic-bb4087d2.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1092:consequences-of-election-results-updated&catid=202)## [Consequences of Election Results (Updated)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1092:consequences-of-election-results-updated&catid=202) December 01, 2020 | [December 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=202) We have previously published an Alert entitled "Report on Election Results, Analysis, and Consequences," but this newsletter is updated and includes more emphasis on the consequences of the election as to policy and legislation. President-Elect Biden will very likely try to assume a role as a "deal-maker," and he has a history of working with Senate M… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1092:consequences-of-election-results-updated&catid=202) ## Top 10 Content (All-Time) - [![person outdoors standing with a sign that says, I'm sticking with my union](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/manny-becerra-GTPK-Wt1qoY-unsplash-c95084a4.jpg) Union Fines Employee $22,000.00 for Crossing Picket Lines ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=310:union-fines-employee-crossing-picket-lines&catid=53) - [![chickens, roosters](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/iq1f9gmtie0-2e8806a5.jpg) OSHA Regional Emphasis Program for Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=362:osha-regional-emphasis-program-for-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![lightbulb sticky note on board](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/5c/absolutvision-82TpEld0_e4-unsplash-5c5067af.jpg) GOVERNMENT Position: Worker Presents New Social Security Number and States Previous Documents Were Not Real ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=367:government-position-worker-presents-new-social-security-number-and-states-previous-documents-were-not-real&catid=52) - [![poultry farm](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/thomas-iversen-4W8FgDVyUME-unsplash-d3ac22fc.jpg) OSHA ALERT: OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Targets Southeastern Poultry Processing Facilities ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370:osha-alert-osha-regional-emphasis-program-targets-southeastern-poultry-processing-facilities&catid=52) - [![AI post it note](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/52/hitesh-choudhary-t1PaIbMTJIM-unsplash-523fd46e.jpg) AI Is Another Relevant Area of Employment Law Issues ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1310:ai-employment-law-issues&catid=53) - [![What Does It Take to Create a Hostile Work Environment? 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