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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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College shoots ‘airball’ in basketball coach’s FMLA lawsuit

An “airball,” or a basketball shot that misses the backboard, rim, and net entirely, sums up our appeals court’s recent opinion about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation and interference claims filed by a...

May 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

FMLA leave total based on number of hours worked in 12 weeks

Q An employee whose work hours are based on nine-hour days (45 hours per week) is on parental leave. Would her Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave end when she reaches 480 hours or 12 weeks (which would be 540...

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Summer doldrums in May

It’s almost like those scenes in sci-fi movies where some alien cloud stops everyone midstep. A kind of stasis seems to have overtaken the government. With so many crises of various significance at hand—Ukraine...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP issues new CSAL

On Friday, May 20, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for supply and service contractors, which is comprised of 400 federal...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Senate HELP Committee holds hearing on commissioner nominee

On May 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominee for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioner, Kalpana Kotagal...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

One month to OFCCP contractor portal certification

By June 30, 2022, federal supply and service contractors with 100 or more employees are required to have registered and certified their establishment and maintenance of their affirmative action programs (AAPs). Although...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC issues new technical assistance on use of AI under ADA

In recent years, states such as Illinois and Maryland have passed laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment, and more states are likely to do so in the coming years. On the other hand, the...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Congress holds oversight hearing on EEOC and OFCCP

On April 27, 2022, the House Committee on Education and Labor held an oversight hearing, Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB on a crusade to support union organizing

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has repeatedly made it clear it will try to turn back the clock on Board law by a generation or two. In recent statements, filings, and administrative decisions, the NLRB has...

May 31, 2022 · Federal Employment Law Insider

4th Circuit provides lesson on drafting employment agreements

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) recently issued a published decision on an employer’s second appeal of a judgment in favor of its...

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3rd Circuit to determine if student athletes are ‘employees’ under FLSA

Since last year’s monumental Supreme Court decision in Alston curtailing the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) ability to limit student athlete compensation, the landscape continues to shift in...

May 31, 2022 · 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 · 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

Restaurant’s mandatory service charge wasn’t a tip

In the current battle to hire and retain good workers, employers have developed creative ways to balance employees’ increased compensation expectations against the costs of running a business. In addition, restaurants...

May 31, 2022 · 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 · 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

After FMLA case lost, conflicting statements sink employee's jobless benefits claim

What happens when an employee doesn’t return from Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave and later requests unemployment benefits? The Arkansas Court of Appeals recently addressed the issue. Facts Rachel Hourston...

May 31, 2022 · 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 · 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

Urbana bar dodges bullet as court orders another round in arbitration

Mandatory arbitration of employment disputes has been under fire. In Illinois, predispute mandatory arbitration agreements covering discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims have been banned since 2020. At the...

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