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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Senate goes ‘nuclear’ to confirm Trump nominees

On September 11, 2025, Senate Republicans changed the rules to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees. The change lowered the existing 60-vote threshold for considering a group of presidential nominees...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

States, NLRB battle over authority over unionization

The disarray at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now with only one member and an acting general counsel (GC), has prompted states to start acting on their own to provide methods of resolving labor disputes that...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

FTC retreats on noncompetes

In an anticipated reversal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped its appeal in a case that enjoined a commission rule issued during the Biden administration banning noncompete clauses for most employees. The FTC...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Holding your tongue, with clenched jaws

K Street is holding its tongue—along with the rest of America. And that’s a shame. We are enduring the most coordinated attack on our First Amendment rights by the federal government since the Alien and Sedition Act of...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

10 ways employers negate their FMLA rights

Although the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been in effect since 1993, employers still make administrative mistakes that limit their rights and can lead to litigation. Here is my Top 10 list of employer and...

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

4th Circuit decision highlights changed adverse employment action standard

The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis set the stage for an increase in claims arising out of circumstances in which an employee experiences a change in their working conditions that doesn’t...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Employees’ free speech rights have limits, even on their own time

“I can do what I want!” “You’re not the boss of my mind!” “I have a First Amendment right to say whatever I want!” Whether from a precocious preteen or a challenging subordinate, the last of these exclamations can...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

OPD officer’s retaliation claim survives dismissal

The Nebraska Supreme Court recently concluded an Omaha Police Department (OPD) officer had produced enough evidence on each element of his retaliation claim to survive his former employer’s request for summary judgment...

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

Act now! Anonymous reporting hotline can strengthen legal defenses and mitigate risk

Workplace misconduct—whether sexual harassment, wage violations, or immigration-related risks—can expose employers to costly litigation and reputational harm. But one tool is increasingly proving to be a powerful shield...

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

Despite title, new DOJ anti-DEI guidance not just for federal funds recipients

It’s no secret that 2025 has seen a dramatic shift in the federal government’s view of the value and legal validity of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives. The latest guidance from the...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Employee surveillance—learn how far you can go

“Why does it feel like somebody’s watching me?” Remember the old song with Michael Jackson singing this lament in the chorus? Employees in our current technological age may share this sentiment. More and more employers...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington