--- title: "November 2020" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/november-2020" date: "2026-06-03T06:21:24+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # November 2020 [ ![presidential election map](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/f8/by-r0unre7w-f835c5bb.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1089:administration-attempts-to-maintain-gop-majority-at-nlrb-and-eeoc-regardless-of-election-results&catid=201)## [Administration Attempts to Maintain GOP Majority at NLRB and EEOC Regardless of Election Results](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1089:administration-attempts-to-maintain-gop-majority-at-nlrb-and-eeoc-regardless-of-election-results&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) Republicans have done their best to maintain their majority at the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regardless of November's election results. In September, two Republicans and one Democrat were confirmed to the EEOC in separate votes. Confirmation of the three new Commissioners provides the EEOC… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1089:administration-attempts-to-maintain-gop-majority-at-nlrb-and-eeoc-regardless-of-election-results&catid=201) [ ![seats in a political building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/durc25gdovk-cd7fc9e9.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:keeping-politics-out-of-the-workplace-is-difficult&catid=201)## [Keeping Politics Out of the Workplace is Difficult](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:keeping-politics-out-of-the-workplace-is-difficult&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) As the election approaches, employees are taking an increasing interest in political issues. Corporate America traditionally has avoided speaking out on political issues, but now it is becoming more common to do so. Indeed, some surveys indicate that a majority of employees expect and want their employers to speak out on social and political iss… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1088:keeping-politics-out-of-the-workplace-is-difficult&catid=201) [ ![Black Lives Matter Banner](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/ysknq-1gnb4-a12bdaa4.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1087:reverse-discrimination-black-lives-matter&catid=201)## [Reverse Discrimination Issues Emerge in Black Lives Matter Debate](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1087:reverse-discrimination-black-lives-matter&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) Moderator Chris Wallace asked President Trump during the Presidential debate why he directed federal agencies to end racial-sensitivity training that addresses white privilege or critical race theory. President Trump answered: "I ended it because it's racist." [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1087:reverse-discrimination-black-lives-matter&catid=201) [ ![paint roller painting a white wall blue](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/cl-opywffm0-6eb002a6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1086:department-of-labor-propose-independent-contractor-rule-that-would-benefit-business&catid=201)## [Department of Labor Propose Independent Contractor Rule that Would Benefit Business](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1086:department-of-labor-propose-independent-contractor-rule-that-would-benefit-business&catid=201) November 01, 2020 | [November 2020](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=201) Many businesses adopt an independent contractor method of utilizing workers, including the construction industry, portions of the trucking industry, franchisors, and most of the Gig economy. Since the employment laws, minimum wage and overtime rules, various forms of legal liability, are generally not applicable to independent contractor relationships… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1086:department-of-labor-propose-independent-contractor-rule-that-would-benefit-business&catid=201) ## 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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