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Latest DEI Executive Order raises compliance issues for federal contractors

by Tammy Binford

President Donald Trump’s latest order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by employers brings up issues about how employers with federal contracts can ensure compliance.

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DOL proposes major changes to independent contractor classification rules

On February 26, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule that would fundamentally reshape how employers determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor...

Apr 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

Didn’t pay overtime correctly? Here’s how to remedy the error

Q A nonexempt employee hasn’t been paid correctly for overtime, and we discovered we’ve been noncompliant with overtime pay requirements for a number of nonexempt employees. How can we correct internal underpayments...

Apr 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Understanding WARN Act compliance, notice requirements for seasonal operations

When an employer transitions to a seasonal operation, questions often arise regarding the applicability of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and whether such a change triggers the Act’s notice...

Apr 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

When off-duty conduct has on-the-job consequences

As we have previously written, employers are increasingly confronting difficult questions regarding how to respond, if at all, to employees’ off-duty conduct (see “ Beer, baseball, and viral videos: Disciplining...

Apr 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

EEOC gets pizza with ‘the works’ in Pizza Hut lawsuit

A sexually hostile work environment and retaliation case from Houston was settled earlier this month. For some lessons, read on. Love affair goes off the rails Jacqueline King managed a pizza restaurant for Ayvaz Pizza...

Apr 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Sexual harassment claim affirmed on appeal

There are many courtroom pitfalls that can put a verdict in jeopardy. Administrative requirements, special verdict forms, and jury instructions are three of those often-explosive landmines. Will this verdict survive them...

Mar 25, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · California

Vacation season is here—Time for tips on handling a crush of time-off requests

According to the iconic Gershwin song, the livin’ is easy in summertime. But managing time-off requests can be anything but easy when employees begin their annual jockeying for position on the vacation calendar. As...

Mar 11, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Arbitration loss precludes superior court PAGA suit

A series of cases has analyzed how to handle an individual claim that is properly subject to arbitration and a companion Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim that cannot be forced into arbitration. Do the two cases...

Mar 11, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · California

App companies lose constitutional challenge to worker ordinance

Like many other states, California has an app-based workers protection law providing multiple protections for drivers, regardless of whether they are deemed to be employees. One of the requirements limits companies’...

Mar 11, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · California

NLRB revises rule setting joint employer standard

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken action to return to a more definite joint employer framework tied primarily to the exercise of substantial, direct, and immediate control. This framework reshapes how...

Mar 04, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Beware of effect that integration clauses have on prior employee agreements

A recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision offers an important lesson for employers about how written employment documents interact—especially when there is an integration clause in an employment contract. Facts On...

Mar 04, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Unfair isn’t always unlawful: Understanding wrongful termination

“Wrongful termination” is a term frequently used in workplace disputes but not always with precision. Employees often assume that if a termination feels unfair or abrupt, it must also be illegal. The law, however, doesn...

Mar 04, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Federal judge in Arizona says forfeiture of commissions is unconscionable

It isn’t uncommon for commission-based employees to have contracts stating that they must be employed on the commission payout date to receive payment. Such provisions can result in an employee not receiving commissions...

Mar 04, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Trump administration expands politicization of civil service

The Trump administration announced a final rule creating a new category of federal workers who would have fewer job protections and be easier to fire. The new rule implements an Executive Order from 2025 that could...

Mar 01, 2026 · Federal Employment Law Insider