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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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Shot through the heart: Did SCOTUS give strikes a bad name?

On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision some have deemed a blow to the right to strike. The 8-1 decision crossed ideological lines, as both conservative and liberal members of the Court either joined...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

NLRB says discipline for employee outbursts depends on the setting

Imagine an employee in a workplace meeting stands up and—in a profanity-laced tirade—calls the manager several names not fit for print. Most employers would immediately discipline, if not fire, the employee for violating...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

California Supreme Court may have the final word in PAGA battle

As we have previously written, the limits that can be placed on employment arbitration agreements has been a back-and-forth battle between the supreme courts of the state of California and the United States of America...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Senate Constitutional Amendment 7: Legislature’s latest and most generous gift

The California Legislature is poised to pass Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA) 7, called “the Right to Organize and Negotiate Act.” If approved by the voters, SCA 7 would grant all Californians the right to join a...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Employers not at fault when employees transmit COVID-19 to nonemployees

On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling that employers aren’t legally responsible in preventing the spread of COVID-19 to nonemployee household members who contracted the virus as a result of...

Jul 31, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Generative AI is here—Are your workplace policies ready?

As generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technology, such as ChatGPT, finds new and greater uses in the workplace, employers must consider the myriad of legal and other issues that come with it. For good reason...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California · West

Make sure your business is ready for EEOC’s scrutiny of AI hiring technology

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the recruiting and hiring process has seen increased popularity in recent years. Many businesses, seeking to lower hiring costs and reduce potential discrimination claims, have...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

CA Supreme Court may get last word on arbitration of PAGA representative claims

A former Lyft driver filed suit against the rideshare company under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA), alleging it misclassified him and other drivers as independent contractors rather than employees...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Big news week for employers at U.S. Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court ended its term in June this year with a series of blockbuster decisions, three of which may have profound implications for employment issues. If there’s a common theme among them, it’s an...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Governmental immunity available for malicious prosecutions but not for investigations

The California Supreme Court held that a provision of the Government Claims Act protects public entities and their employees from liability for wrongful prosecutions or administrative proceedings but doesn’t immunize...

Jul 14, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · California

Perils of faction and the confirmation stalemate

No lesser Founding Father than Alexander Hamilton wrote passionately about the perils of faction. Indeed, Federalist Paper 9 was entitled exactly that: “The Utility of the Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Novel noncompete theory applied

In a May 30 memorandum, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced the agency would examine employers’ restrictive covenants, asserting that they generally violate federal labor law. A recent case against Berry...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Spring regulatory agenda updates issuance of proposed wage and hour regulations

The new 2023 Spring Regulatory Agenda updates when employers should expect new proposed regulations on joint employment and overtime. The new agenda provides that the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for new overtime...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP regulatory agenda narrowed

The Biden administration Spring Regulatory Agenda issued on June 13 reflects a less aggressive regulatory agenda for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The new agenda still contains the proposal...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act becomes effective June 27

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will begin enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on June 27. However, the agency hasn’t yet issued the legally required guidance. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)...

Jul 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider