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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Is DEI DOA? Examining diversity in the wake of Trump’s Executive Order

On January 21, 2025, following months of debate spawned by two 2023 rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court involving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming in higher education, President Donald Trump issued an...

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

Determining remote employees’ eligibility for FMLA, MA Paid Family and Medical Leave

Private-sector employers that have approved remote work for an increasing number of their employees may have wondered whether they remain “covered employers” under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and whether...

Mar 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Trump revokes EO 11246, ends federal contractors’ affirmative action plan obligations

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Among other things, the order revoked EO 11246, giving federal...

Mar 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

As deportations ramp up, prepare for increased chance of ICE

President Donald Trump campaigned on the issue of illegal immigration, promising to carry out large-scale deportations of undocumented individuals if elected. He is following through on that pledge, and employers are now...

Mar 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

What employers should do with a deceased employee’s paycheck

Q We have an employee who recently passed away. He wasn’t married, didn’t have a will, and didn’t have company life insurance or death benefits. How do we handle his final paycheck? Do we continue with our regular...

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

According to Houston court, manager aced out by DEI gets to jury

Corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are leading to all sorts of trouble for Texas employers. For just one such court case, read on. Good intentions lead to . . . Broken Hill Proprietary is an energy...

Mar 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Lost now found? Online retirement benefits database now live

Employers know that locating terminated vested participants and beneficiaries owed benefits under a retirement plan can be difficult—in part because people move, change jobs, and will forget they may have a balance or...

Mar 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · 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

Agencies withdraw social policy regulations as term ends

The Biden administration withdrew a number of regulations designed to achieve many of its social policy goals, from expanding access to contraceptives to protections for the LGBTQ+ community. All of the regulations drew...

Feb 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider