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Latest DEI Executive Order raises compliance issues for federal contractors

by Tammy Binford

President Donald Trump’s latest order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by employers brings up issues about how employers with federal contracts can ensure compliance.

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While you were out, Chicago called to tell you about new harassment obligations

Summertime often means summer hours and time out of the office. As such, some employers may have missed that Chicago recently amended its sexual harassment ordinance to expand the definition of “sexual harassment.” This...

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Court flirts with third rail in upholding transit worker’s jury award

More than 40 years ago, the Illinois Supreme Court first recognized a claim for retaliatory discharge as an exception to the centuries-old doctrine of employment-at-will. In the decades that followed, Illinois courts...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Hypotheticals can render restrictive covenants unenforceable

On July 14, 2022, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a former employee in a dispute over whether two uniquely worded restrictive covenants against him violated Wisconsin law. The case presents new...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

EEOC modifies COVID-19 testing and related guidance

New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), updated as of July 12, 2022, now requires employers to conduct individualized assessments of whether current pandemic circumstances and individual...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Ounce of prevention: Employer escapes liability in COVID litigation

America may be moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, but employers continue to deal with its aftermath as they face lawsuits alleging violations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). On July 19...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Dispute over unsigned arbitration agreement means judges must wear detective’s cap

On July 18, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division provided a perfect reminder why all employers and HR professionals should diligently confirm that new hires complete all on-boarding paperwork. It reversed a trial...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

More than a box to check: subjective criteria’s role in performance evaluations

Employers sometimes find themselves in the position to take adverse employment action against employees who perform poorly in one or more aspects of their jobs. Yet doing so can be problematic when criteria used to...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Seafood allergy is protected disability

A recent ruling from the 5th Circuit gives us valuable lessons on how Texas employers should deal with a disability in the workplace. Let’s do an after-action analysis and see what we can learn. Employee reports her...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Sleepwalking employee unable to rouse 5th Circuit

On July 18, 2022, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose rulings apply to all Texas employers, reasoned that an employee whose sleepwalking condition—known medically as “somnambulism” and afflicts 4,000,000...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Terminating coverage for employee out on disability who hasn’t paid premium

Q An employee has been permanently disabled since 2012 and has been allowed by union contract to remain on the group insurance, provided the employee pays their share of the premium. The employee has become delinquent...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Tips for small, private companies conducting layoffs

Q We’re a privately owned company with fewer than 100 employees. Do we have to follow the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act regulations in the event we decide to conduct a temporary layoff in the...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Nominee for EEOC commissioner still pending

Kalpana Kotagal, the nominee to be the third Democratic commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is being opposed by conservatives, who seem to be targeting nominees they consider to be “left...

Aug 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

DOL works to address variety of issues

The sprawling and multifaceted U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is on track to receive a significant budget increase of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023, which the department will use to meet the expanding...

Aug 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider