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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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NLRB seeks wholesale reversals of existing law

When National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo took office, she issued official memoranda identifying the existing precedents she wanted to modify or reverse and ordered the Regional...

May 01, 2023 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NYSDOL adopts updated model sexual harassment prevention policy

On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) adopted an updated model sexual harassment prevention policy. As we previously reported (see “ NYSDOL publishes proposed changes to sexual harassment...

Apr 30, 2023 · Employment Law Letter · New York

NLRB places new restrictions on severance agreements

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently decided McLaren Macomb, which relates to the structure and content of severance agreements and their enforceability under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...

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Iowa food service director makes losing whistleblower claim

The Iowa Court of Appeals recently heard a case from a worker who sued his former employer claiming he was fired because he was a whistleblower. The core of the case goes to the issue of the validity of the separation...

New Illinois law mandates paid leave for any reason

The Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers (PLFAW) Act was passed by the Illinois legislature in January and was signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker on March 13, 2023. Effective January 1, 2024, it will require nearly...

Illinois Supreme Court scans BIPA menu, orders big fines

Illinois employers who use employees’ fingerprints, face scans, or other biometric identifiers to enable workers to access timekeeping, payroll, IT, or other systems have long been on notice that the Illinois Biometric...

CT Supreme Court clarifies scope of ‘public policy’ exception to at-will employment

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently decided an interesting employment case about the “public policy” exception to the “at-will employment” doctrine. Public policy exception to ‘at-will employment’ As we’ve written...

States that still require paid sick leave for COVID-19

Q: Do any states still require employers to provide paid COVID-19 sick leave in 2023? Yes. As of March 15, 2023, states, counties, or cities that still require an employer to provide paid COVID-19 sick leave include...

Subjective criteria for hiring or reduction in force decisions may be problematic

Mergers and acquisitions bring lots of financial opportunity, but they can sometimes result in upheaval in the workforce as the new entity determines whether it will operate the business differently from its predecessor...

Legislative update on 2023 Arkansas General Assembly

The 94th Arkansas General Assembly is now in session, and bills related to employment are being introduced. Of course, the mere introduction of a bill doesn’t mean that it will ultimately be reported out of committee...

5th Circuit vacates order denying injunction in biotechnology trade secret dispute

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans (whose rulings apply to all Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas employers) recently tossed out an order from a Texas-based district court denying a temporary court order...

Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Avoiding defamation claims

After an employee’s termination, employers are often confronted with the difficult task of deciding what to communicate and to whom. Should a companywide e-mail be sent to ensure morale and quiet rumors? What if a former...

Claim for wrongful discharge based on whistleblowing rejected

Can a business terminate an employee for claiming its operations are somehow illegal or against public policy? For example, can an employer discharge an employee for complaining the business’s refusal to use electric...

When employees have to miss work for a subpoena

Q: What is an employer’s obligation to pay an employee who has to miss work because of a subpoena that isn’t job-related? Is it similar to jury duty leave? A subpoena is a command to appear at a certain time and place to...

Accommodating applicants who need interpreters for interviews

Q: Are we required to provide American Sign Language (ASL) or English-language interpreters for candidates in job interviews? If so, who pays? Yes, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide...