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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Increasing adoption of AI continues bringing change to the HR landscape

Everybody’s talking about artificial intelligence (AI)—how to use it, how to avoid its pitfalls, how to keep up with changing technology, and how to balance costs and benefits. The questions go on and on, but if HR...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · 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 · 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

More DOL appointments, but more uncertainty remains

News about the musical chairs and new faces at the Department of Labor (DOL) has become an almost weekly event. In early April, we saw John Berry nominated for Solicitor of Labor and Andrew Rogers nominated to be head of...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Toking the line: Where medical marijuana meets employment law

The use of cannabis for medical purposes is legal in 39 states, four out of five permanently inhabited U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. Some studies suggest medical cannabis may help treat various...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · 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

Something in the air: Trump administration makes changes at NLRB

Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken steps to reshape its policy priorities in interpreting and enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · 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

Intermittent leave for child’s therapy covered under FMLA, not ADA

Q We have an employee who’s asking to leave work early and use the last hour of her normal schedule to pick up her son and accompany him to therapy sessions that will take place two days per week for 12 weeks. Would this...

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

Considering payroll deductions for speeding tickets in company vehicles? Think again

Q Our employees drive vehicles strictly for work purposes, but we don’t have a policy on such use. After employees received several speeding tickets, we’d like to introduce a policy that would allow management to deduct...

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

Don’t let your DEI training create a hostile work environment

Employment lawyers and HR professionals who provide workplace training may worry whether their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training is sufficiently engaging or effective. The Equal Employment Opportunity...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · 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

Texas federal appeals court defines ‘fundamental’ in ADA

Recently, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court covering Texas) applied a commonsense definition of “fundamental”—a key word in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Visually impaired...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Striking a balance: Insights from EEOC, DOJ guidance on DEI and Title VII

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance clarifying how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives intersect with Title VII of...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

5th Circuit wants to know: ‘Where’s the trade secret?’

Remember the fast-food commercial from the 1980s? The tag line criticized a competitor with an irate customer looking at their puny burger and asking, “Where’s the beef?” I thought about this ad after reading a new case...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Change on the horizon: NLRB continues shift to more employer-friendly policies

Under the Biden administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was aggressive in implementing employee- and union-friendly decisions and interpretations of the National Labor Relation Act (NLRA). Within a week...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming

Arizona employers: Prepare now for an audit request from ICE

In light of the Trump administration’s stance on immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits have become a significant concern for employers across the United States, especially in Arizona. Regardless...

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

Employer seems poised to lose demotion over failure to document

Sometimes you come across a case with multiple key lessons, and the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeal’s recent oral argument session in the case of Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, Inc., has proved to be such a treasure trove....

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Settlement language matters in Texas

A deal is a deal—that’s a Texas value. This principle was reaffirmed in a recent case out of Austin that went to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal court of appeals covering Texas. Go broad or go home...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas