By Pamela Wolf, J.D.
The year 2016 will undoubtedly be remembered as an unpredictable roller coaster for the labor and employment scene, with controversial regulations both issued by federal agencies and rolled back by the courts. And the unpredictability was seen in the courts, too, prompted by the unforeseen death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February and the vacancy left on the High Court for the rest of the year. The national election year also sparked heated battles over issues underscoring deep national divides, such as antidiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals, and fixing our complex immigration problem.
The Employment Law Daily team took a look back on 2016 with the aim of highlighting the most important labor and employment developments of the year. Here are the ones that our internal team of experts—Kathy Kapusta, Lorene Park, Lisa Milam-Perez, Ron Miller, Joy Waltemath, and Pamela Wolf—found most noteworthy.