Overview
- EEOC operations are largely halted with about 95% of staff furloughed, suspending investigations, mediations, hearings and website transactions until funding returns.
- NLRB case handling is paused with union elections and hearings postponed, filing deadlines tolled, and only emergency matters moving forward.
- OSHA is limiting work to imminent danger and fatality investigations, with programmed inspections, compliance assistance, training and rulemaking on hold.
- DOL has stopped key immigration functions such as LCAs, PERM and prevailing wage determinations, E‑Verify is unavailable, and ICE enforcement continues.
- Federal courts have been on limited funding since October 20 with CM/ECF filing active, case progress and delays set by individual courts, and parties advised to plan for slower timelines.