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Reverse discrimination claims boosted by Supreme Court

by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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New EO doesn’t trump existing disparate-impact discrimination law

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” an Executive Order (EO) that declares disparate-impact considerations to be incompatible with principles of merit...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Slow playing ADA accommodation can now be an ADA violation

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal court of appeals over Texas) recently told employers that foot dragging in providing an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can run afoul of...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Employee’s lawyer sanctioned $11K by Texas courts

Filing a lawsuit is serious business. Companies and their managers are accused of being violators of the law. Given this import, lawyers and clients must follow certain rules, and if they don’t, there are consequences...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Employers can be liable for harassment happening outside of work

Generally, employers aren’t responsible for events involving their employees that happen after hours and away from work. But that isn’t always the case. In its April 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · 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

New Trump order targets disparate impact liability

In his administration’s continued quest to “encourage meritocracy and a colorblind society” and oppose “race- or sex-based favoritism,” President Trump issued a new Executive Order on April 23, 2025, titled “Restoring...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Navigating administrative processing and heightened visa vetting procedures

In the past three months, the Trump administration has implemented a series of stringent immigration policies that have significantly affected visa applicants and their sponsors. The measures include enhanced security...

Jun 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 · 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

June 2025 Iowa Q&A Roundup

Q If we send an employee to another country for a three-month assignment, are we required to pay overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), or can we just pay a daily rate? Must we follow the pay regulations of...

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

How the NLRB’s lack of quorum is affecting employers

When President Joe Biden left office, the five-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had two vacant positions. On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump terminated sitting NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox without cause...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · 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

Employee without disability recovers backpay under ADA

In the brilliant 1993 movie The Fugitive, there’s an iconic scene in which the wrongly accused Dr. Richard Kimble emphatically tells Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard, “I didn’t kill my wife!” Gerard responds, “I don’t...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

Texas Supreme Court gives booster shot to nonsubscribers

The Texas Supreme Court just gave good news for Texas employers that bail out of workers’ compensation and provide alternative benefits for employees injured on the job. Basics Texas is one of the few states allowing...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Labor and employment class actions common and costly, but signs of relief emerge

The 2025 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey reveals that labor and employment class actions remain the most common type of class action and account for the largest share of defense spending on class actions. However, the...

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

Reprieve for Maryland employers—FAMLI implementation delayed (again)

Many Maryland employers have been dreading the start of the implementation of the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. On April 7, 2025, however, the Maryland Legislature passed a bill that will...

Jun 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

No payout needed if unlimited PTO is offered

Q If we offer unlimited paid time off (PTO) and employees don’t accrue PTO, do we have to pay anything out at termination? Generally, the answer is no, but there is limited case law on this question, and the answer may...

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