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On July 23, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule to rescind and remove the regulation that requires employers with more than 100 employees and most federal contractors with at...
I once settled a case in exchange for an apology. The parties had spent plenty of time talking about the law, the facts, and the value of the claims. In the end, what mattered most to the employee was hearing someone...
Nov 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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Most people detest conflict in the workplace. And when it culminates or manifests via an employee outburst, it can drain morale and even lead to legal headaches. These situations often result in employee discipline. The...
Employers are regularly part of the collection process when an employee is ordered to pay child support or maintenance. Based on state law, a court order for child support shall constitute an assignment of all income...
Regular readers know that current Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas has been laser-focused on combatting alleged discrimination against white workers. Late last year, Lucas posted a widely...
Employers have often treated remote work as a flexible workplace policy or something that can be expanded, modified, or withdrawn as business needs change. Two recent labor developments at DreamWorks Animation and...
California provides robust statutory protections for employees who report workplace safety hazards and illegal practices. Chief among these is Labor Code Section 1102.5, California’s general whistleblower retaliation...
California requires employers to reasonably accommodate workers’ sincerely held religious beliefs under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) unless doing so...
A short-term continuing resolution (CR) was enacted and signed on September 2, keeping the federal government funded at fiscal year (FY) 2026 levels through December 11, 2026, and averting an October 1 government...
On September 14, EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas posted a video urging American workers to file national origin discrimination charges as part of the Trump administration’s push against foreign workers. She claimed...
Accenture agreed to pay $25M to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by falsely certifying that it complied with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although Accenture denied the allegations...
As predicted in the September FELI, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Crystal Carey has set a new course for the Republican-controlled Board. Following soon after the installation of new member...
On September 15, the DOL submitted an notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to update the requirements for employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers for green cards. The...
On September 21, the requirement that federal contractors voluntarily offer applicants and employees the opportunity to identify as an individual with a disability is eliminated. Although the Department of Labor (DOL)...
On August 26, the EEOC officially adopted its new strategic plan, which establishes its operational framework, performance metrics, and agency resource allocation for the next four years. The strategic plan is closely...
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