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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Docking employees’ pay without affecting their exempt status

Docking a salaried, exempt employee’s pay may raise questions about whether the employer is indeed paying the employee on a salary basis as opposed to paying them based on the quantity or quality of work performed. So...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Sorry, your chromosomes don’t match our company culture

By now, many employers in Illinois and elsewhere have heard of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a statute regulating the collection and disclosure of biometric data such as fingerprints and face...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Can employers require employees to clock out for short breaks under FLSA?

Q We have a policy that states employees must clock out for breaks if they leave campus, but the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employees be paid for breaks of 15 minutes or less. Is our policy in...

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

Phantom ownership: How to use phantom units to incentivize star employees

Businesses often face the challenge of attracting and retaining star employees. It can be tempting to offer star employees ownership in the business to prevent the hardship of losing star employees after investing time...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

When the EEOC’s stance on ‘wokeness’ meets state legal protections

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) apparent pursuit to push back against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and what it calls “gender ideology” in the workplace has sown confusion for businesses...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · 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

Safeguarding intellectual property in the modern workplace

In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule banning most noncompete agreements nationwide. Although enforcement is currently stayed (paused) pending legal challenges, courts and legislatures continue to...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

7th Circuit clarifies eligibility for back pay under ADA

In a recent decision from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court that covers matters in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana), the court concluded that disability discrimination occurs under the...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Armed with the facts: What to know about ‘parking lot laws’

Q In instances of reasonable suspicion or when it relates to the company’s workplace violence policy prohibiting the possession of weapons, are we allowed to search an employee’s vehicle on company property, and can we...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

What you need to know about navigating CHNV program’s turbulent waters

The CHNV parole program, a significant humanitarian initiative, allows nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) to temporarily enter the United States. Designed to address urgent humanitarian needs...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · 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

DOL pauses enforcement of Biden-era independent contractor rule

The Trump administration continues its roll-back of employment guidance issued by the Biden administration. In early May, it was a reversion—at least from an enforcement standpoint—of Department of Labor (DOL) guidance...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Don’t fail to pay, says FLSA, but what about when employees leave?

Q We have a policy that states employees must clock out for breaks if they leave campus, but the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employees be paid for breaks of 15 minutes or less. Is our policy in...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

New EO doesn’t trump existing disparate-impact discrimination law

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” an Executive Order (EO) that declares disparate-impact considerations to be incompatible with principles of merit...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont