by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft
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Lilly Ledbetter, an unintentional icon in the fight for equal pay, passed away on October 12, 2024, at the age of 86. Ledbetter filed a lawsuit in 1999 that sparked an equal pay movement throughout the United States...
It’s almost winter, and when the cold winds blow, blizzards, ice storms, and dangerous temperatures often disrupt business. Certainly, bad weather can hit at any time of year, so employers always need to understand their...
Recently, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and Treasury proposed new regulations aimed at promoting access to contraception. Separately, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and DOL recently...
Not so long ago, employers enthusiastically touted their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. But then the backlash set in. A growing number of employers–bowing to pressure from people opposed to what they...
As the dust settles from the 2024 U.S. presidential election, businesses with a significant international workforce are bracing for potential shifts in immigration policy. Former President Donald J. Trump’s return to...
The Massachusetts Earned Sick Leave Act was recently amended. Effective November 21, 2024, employers must allow employees to take protected time off under the Act to address their own or their spouse’s physical or mental...
Even if an individual employee complies with the dress code, can she be asked to change clothes because she is too distractingly curvaceous? Can she be terminated for inappropriate social media activity, when similarly...
Employment arbitration agreements may have the practical benefit of precluding collective, class, or representative wage and hour claims from proceeding in state or federal court in favor of only an individual claim in...
The battle between an aggressive National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and a skeptical, conservative judiciary is being played out in courtrooms across the country. Board decisions on union recognition without election...
On October 16, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment—Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and...
As of the date of this newsletter, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has apparently recovered only about $10 million from federal contractors for the fiscal year (FY) 2024. This would be one of...
After two trials and years of conflicting arguments, a jury decided that information technology provider Cognizant discriminated against non-South Asians and non-Indian South Asians in hiring and other aspects of...
This is part one of a two-part update on changes at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Part one discusses the regulatory changes OSHA made during fiscal year (FY) 2024. The most recent regulatory...
The U.S 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard the appeal of 17 Republican state attorneys general (AGs) over the abortion-related parts of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Pregnant Workers Fairness...
A notably unaccomplished Congress will stagger to its conclusion in what can be an accomplished Lame Duck session. A “Lame Duck” session of Congress refers to the period between the November election and the end of the...
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