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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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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

Trump EOs reshape government and workplace laws

Within days of taking office, President Trump began taking steps to fundamentally reshape the laws and practices of the workplace. By means of a series of Executive Orders (EOs) and direct executive actions, 90 years of...

Apr 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Termination of NLRB’s Wilcox creates Constitutional dilemma

On January 27, 2025, President Trump summarily fired National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwen Wilcox. Among other ramifications, this action reduced the NLRB to only two members and, thus, prohibited the current...

Apr 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC demands DEI info from 20 major law firms

On March 6, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14230, titled “Addressing Risk from Perkins Coie LLP,” which targets the law firm for representing Hillary Clinton by removing its security clearances and...

Apr 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC and DOJ release guidance on ‘unlawful’ DEI

On March 19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents addressing what they characterize as “unlawful” diversity, equity, and...

Apr 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider