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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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RIFs in the age of AI: Why data-driven decisions are increasing employer risk

Employers have long used reductions in force (RIFs) as a high-risk but familiar response to economic pressure, restructuring, or strategic change. Traditionally, employers evaluated RIF-related risk through relatively...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

When is travel time compensable?

Q Our technicians travel to different jobsites with company-provided vehicles, and they don’t typically drive to a central company location but rather drive from site to site and then home at the end of the day. Is the...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Federal agencies to require clause banning DEI programs for federal contractors

President Trump has signed another Executive Order (EO) banning “racially discriminatory DEI activities.” Contractors will be required to acknowledge compliance with multiple obligations, including potential access to...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

5th Circuit: Accommodate disability limitations, not disabilities

While the following case deals with a university and a student, its lesson applies equally to an employer and an employee. Disability: ADHD ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and nursing student...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Develop, implement PIPs properly to minimize risks of employment-related claims

To prove a claim of work-related discrimination or retaliation, employees must prove they suffered an “adverse employment action.” A recent federal appeals court decision provides employers with guidance about whether...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Legislative and labor push against artificial intelligence is looming

In the 2025 book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” the authors confidently predict how superhuman artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to the annihilation of humanity. The book isn’t fiction. Existential threat or...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Is employee’s Uber ride reimbursable? What are your obligations?

Q Must we reimburse an employee for the expense of an Uber ride if we normally reimburse her for taking the bus? Generally, no, but it depends. Federal law doesn’t require the reimbursement of travel expenses for...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Managing PTSD as a disability in the workplace

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with a disability. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Update your policies by November 1: OK amends medical marijuana law

Oklahoma has again amended the employment provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA), specifically Title 63, Section 427.8. The new law, House Bill 3127, passed in the House of Representatives on March 24...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Big win for employers: Second Circuit bars out-of-state workers from joining FLSA collective actions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit determines appeals from the U.S. District Courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. In a recent case, the Second Circuit heard an employer’s appeal of the Vermont...

Jun 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · New York

DOL rewinds independent contractor guidance . . . again: What you should know

On February 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would again revise how workers are classified as employees or independent contractors...

Jun 01, 2026 · 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 · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota