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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Agencies withdraw social policy regulations as term ends

The Biden administration withdrew a number of regulations designed to achieve many of its social policy goals, from expanding access to contraceptives to protections for the LGBTQ+ community. All of the regulations drew...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

What to expect from Trump EEOC

Based on the first Trump administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is expected to substantially decrease its enforcement efforts, including litigation against employers. EEOC Commissioner Andrea...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB to face complete overhaul

Because the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was the most aggressively pro-union and most precedent-breaking agency of the Biden administration, it will almost certainly be the one most altered by the Trump...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Supreme Court clarifies overtime standard of proof

On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera rejected a heightened standard of proof for showing employees are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court’s...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

End of DEI?

As the second Trump administration begins, more and more corporations have abandoned their pledges to women and minorities. Stephen Miller—whose America First Legal group has been challenging corporate diversity, equity...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

View from K Street: The Stroke of a Pen

With the stroke of a pen, fundamental parts of our government, of our system of justice, of our economy, of our border, even of our foundational Constitutional principles are being altered or challenged. In less than a...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Solving an FMLA mystery, finally!

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) became the law in 1993. That’s more than 30 years ago. You’d think all questions about it would have been answered years ago by all federal appeals courts. But trust me, that’s not...

Feb 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

February 2025 Q&A Roundup

Q Our company employs EMTs, nurses, nurse practitioners, and doctors to provide on-site medical care at locations like construction sites, infrastructure projects, and manufacturing plants. They may not always have...

Feb 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

New year brings new automatic extensions for employment authorization documents

Employers must ensure all employees are authorized to work in the United States. For workers who don’t have U.S. citizenship, an employment authorization document (EAD) is evidence of authorization to work in the United...

Feb 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

Connecticut expands paid sick leave to cover more workers, family members

As of January 1, 2025, Connecticut’s Paid Sick Leave Law has expanded significantly to cover many more employers and to allow covered employees to take leave for additional reasons. Connecticut employers need to ensure...

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

Illinois Personnel Record Review Act amendments effective January 1, 2025

The Illinois General Assembly has enacted significant amendments to the Illinois Personnel Record Review Act that took effect on January 1, 2025. The amendments provide guidelines for the record request process and...

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

Addressing dementia in the workplace: Advice for employers

We are living longer, and as a result, working longer. Along with this comes the greater likelihood that cognitive decline will show up in the workplace. Despite this, many employers aren’t ready to address cognitive...

Feb 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · 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 · 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