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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Trump victory presages fundamental changes in government

Donald Trump and the Republicans’ sweeping victory promises to bring equally sweeping changes to the federal government. This issue of FELI will examine the likely impact of the new administration on each of the major...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Second Trump administration will target workforce agencies

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make major changes to the federal government in his second term, including an overhaul of the workforce enforcement agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB faces existential challenges

There are many uncertainties about the actions of President-elect Donald Trump. One thing is certain: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo will be fired at once. In this (perhaps...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Genetic privacy litigation on rise

Companies that demand employees provide medical records or family medical history during pre-employment physicals or fitness-for-duty exams are being challenged under the federal Genetic Nondiscrimination Act of 2008...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Texas judge blocks Biden overtime rule

In Texas v. DOL, a federal district judge granted summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) for the state of Texas and various trade groups and blocked the Biden administration’s overtime rule on a nationwide basis...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Lame duck or interregnum?

There’s something different about this period of transition. As we have learned to expect with matters involving Donald Trump, he has exerted a kind of gravitational pull on the levers of government. It’s almost as if...

Dec 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

BREAKING NEWS: Grinch’s holiday-destroying memo intercepted

On November 11, 2024, a top-secret operation by Santa’s Detective Division discovered the Grinch in a makeshift lair, using a voice-to-text application to draft the following memorandum to himself. The division is...

Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Walking the line: Guidance on political speech and attire in the workplace

With the presidential election just behind us, it’s no surprise that political tensions are high and citizen campaigning continues to permeate the workplace. With a record number of employees donning “Make America Great...

Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Good job interview? Here’s how to help seal the deal!

Great interview! This is the job for you! Now what? Be strategic and thoughtful, as Art Markman suggests in his insightful article “4 Ways to Follow Up After a Job Interview,” published on November 5, 2020, in the...

Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Don’t break so fast—Are there any exceptions to break time requirements?

Q Are there any exceptions to meal and rest break requirements, and are there meal penalties for not allowing staff to take proper breaks? Can we allow employees to waive their meal breaks if they work six hours instead...

Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Amazon’s legal fights with NLRB could affect future of joint employer doctrine

Online retailer Amazon receives over 11.95 million orders each day and contracts with delivery service partners (DSPs) to complete its abundant deliveries. Amazon employees, technology, and operations work to fulfill...

Dec 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi