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NLRB to return to GOP majority; McFerran renomination blocked

In a dramatic 49-50 vote, the Senate blocked the renomination of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chair Lauren McFerran. By rejecting an attempt to close debate, the Senate assured that President-elect Trump will be...

Jan 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

DEI challenges increase

As the second Trump administration takes shape, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs both in corporations and higher education are continuing to be challenged. Corporate DEI programs After the Supreme Court’s...

Jan 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Keep track of changes at OSHA, part 2

As the Biden administration prepares to turn the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over to the second Trump administration, we are concluding our series on OSHA’s activities over the past year. (See...

Jan 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

New EEOC Chair, GC expected in Trump administration

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to terminate the current Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel (GC) Karla Gilbride if she won’t resign on January 20, 2025, and to appoint the only...

Jan 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

View from K Street: Where DEI Goes to DIE

While much of the nation’s attention is being devoted to The Transition, the end of the short, unhappy life of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs may be upon us. The ruling of the 5th Circuit barring a...

Jan 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

State of Michigan provides guidance on Earned Sick Time Act

We have previously reported on the replacement of the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act with the more employee-friendly Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). With the ESTA set to go into effect on February 21, 2025, the Michigan...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Warning: New FLSA travel time obligation on the horizon

A recent ruling by a federal court of appeals in one of our Great Lake states adds a new spin on whether you need to pay for travel time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The answer is putting Texas employers on...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Federal court strikes down DOL rule increasing salary minimums under FLSA

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order vacating and setting aside the regulatory amendments the Department of Labor (DOL) issued earlier in the year to the minimum salary...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · 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 · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Prepare for anticipated immigration, employment changes in Trump’s second term

President-Elect Donald Trump has begun assembling the administration for his second term, signaling potential shifts in policies that could significantly affect employment law and immigration. Looking back to see what’s...

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

Dallas jury awards $2.2M for sexually hostile work environment

In December 2024, an obviously upset Dallas jury dished out the largest jury verdict ever obtained by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the Northern District of Texas. Because we learn more from...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

New York State issues guidance concerning Paid Prenatal Leave Law

Beginning on January 1, 2025, New York State’s amended Paid Sick Leave Law will require employers to provide New York employees with up to 20 hours of paid leave every year for “prenatal personal leave,” which is defined...

Jan 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York

Yeah, no: Five benefits of being a Midwestern manager

Every region has its stereotypes, but here in Iowa, we lean into the Midwest image: polite, pragmatic, team-oriented (think barn raising), and stubborn as dirt—all qualities that can serve you well as a manager. Let’s...

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

Trump win may result in significant policy changes for noncitizen employees

President-elect Trump ran on immigration reform. It was a cornerstone of his campaign. By all accounts, the new administration will be cracking down on undocumented employees and may roll back the ability for employers...

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

To review or not review? Monitoring employee instant messages responsibly

In the post-COVID digital age, now more than ever, employees communicate with one another via instant messaging platforms such as the “chat” function available through Microsoft Teams. Such instant messaging exchanges...

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