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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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When it comes to sick leave, your handbook should reflect what the law requires

Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

With its ruling in early June, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a contentious disagreement between courts regarding the burden of proof required to file a disparate treatment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Trump deprioritizes disparate impact discrimination

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration saw a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) on a range of issues, with many aimed at rolling back long-standing civil rights, affirmative action, and antidiscrimination...

Jun 02, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Trump’s second ‘first 100 Days’ changed America

President Donald Trump began his second term with the force of a hurricane. In a matter of days, the face of the country and its government had profoundly changed. Entire federal departments were slated for elimination...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC opens EEO-1 report portal

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially opened the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal on May 25, 2025. All private employers with 100 or more employees and any federal contractors with 50...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Trump issues order barring use of disparate impact liability

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

DOJ proposes weaponizing False Claims Act against DEI

On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new civil rights fraud initiative, which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Fate of independent agency leaders now in peril

On May 22, the U.S. Supreme Court short-circuited deliberations at the D.C. Appellate Court on whether President Trump can fire members of independent boards by granting the administration’s emergency request for a stay...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Courts rule against EEOC on harassment guidance, PWFA regs

Recent rulings from two different federal district courts mean the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will have to revisit and revise its antiharassment guidance and its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

View from K Street: Fear itself

Thomas Jefferson is credited with having said, “When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” When Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)—all but invulnerable, with...

Jun 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Looking to expand candidate pool? Rural recruiting can be an option

Not so long ago, people living away from urban centers didn’t have the opportunity to work for an employer headquartered in a faraway city. But technology has made remote work not just possible but also often...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Former staffers want to return? Pros, cons of hiring boomerang employees

Not all goodbyes are forever. Sometimes employees are quick to jump on a new opportunity at a new employer only to long for the good old days back at their old workplace. Rehiring a former employee can be good for both...

Jun 01, 2025 · 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

As summer approaches, take note of patchwork of county minimum wage laws

The start of summer is typically marked by a wave of temporary hirings of students and other new employees, with many summer jobs paying those workers the minimum wage. While a series of increases across recent years...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia