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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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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

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 01, 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

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 · California · 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 · California · 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

Determining which laws apply to your out-of-state remote employees

While an increasing number of employers are requiring their remote employees to return to the office, it’s safe to assume that some employees may continue to work remotely. For their employers, it’s important to remember...

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

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...

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