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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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Trump expands assault on civil service

The Trump administration has taken two more steps to expand the president’s authority over federal workers. The first will clarify which workers will be reclassified as “Schedule F” workers, all of whom will be deemed...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EO 14173 enjoined again: Update on enforcement of EO 14173

In one of the first acts of his second term, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14173, rescinding President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 EO 11246—which had prohibited discriminatory hiring practices across the federal...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

DOL leadership takes shape

Now that the Senate has confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor and Keith Sonderling as Deputy Secretary, the Trump administration has announced its choices to lead the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC changes focus under Trump 2.0

In light of President Trump’s many Executive Orders (EOs), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has turned the focus of the agency to rooting out diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

View from K Street: The Edsel Presidency

Do you remember 1957? Probably not, but that’s when Ford introduced the Edsel. The product of a company that thought it had everything right and got everything wrong. The design, production, and marketing costs shook one...

May 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

FMLA, not ADA, covers leave for medical appointments

Q We have an employee who’s asking to leave work early and use the last hour of her normal schedule to pick up her son and accompany him to therapy sessions that will take place two days per week for 12 weeks. Would this...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Appeals court unimpressed by argument that incidents not severe, pervasive

“All right, we have the bestiality, pedophilia; later we have two supervisors talking about his ‘cat walk’ and swishing of the hips, right? Well, I mean, how much do you need?” This was the question posed by U.S. 10th...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

New rules for public employers, courtesy of the Wyoming Legislature

The Wyoming Legislature has wrapped up its 2025 session but not before adopting several new laws governing public employers. Three of these laws weren’t specifically drafted as employment laws but will have significant...

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

Texas federal appeals court: Be anxious about ADA anxiety claims

A very recent case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court over Texas) explains how a seemingly common condition in a stressed-out world is deserving of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

How employers can prepare for I-9 audits

Employers across the United States are legally required to ensure their workforce is authorized to work in the country. Form I-9, officially known as the employment eligibility verification form, is a critical part of...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · 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

Learn the secret morale booster for your workplace: Check-in, tap-in

Employers spend a lot of time thinking about how to boost employee morale. The solutions range from bonuses to better benefits to recognition awards. But there’s a simpler and more effective way—namely, conducting a...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · 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

Massachusetts joins 15 other states to issue workplace DEIA guidance

On February 13, 2025, state attorneys general (AGs) from 16 states issued written guidance entitled “Multi-State Guidance Concerning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiatives.” The guidance...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Comparing federal and West Virginia tests for independent contractor status

The U.S. Supreme Court has remarked that “few problems in the law have given greater variety of application and conflict in results than the cases arising in the borderland between what is clearly an employer-employee...

May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia