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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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Corporate Transparency Act: Know if it applies to your business

A new federal law that went into effect in January will likely affect many businesses in Wisconsin and across the country—in particular, many small businesses that may not even be aware of the new law. The Corporate...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · 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

DOL confirms cybersecurity guidance applies to health and welfare plans

On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) confirmed its cybersecurity guidance applies to all employee benefit plans, including health and welfare plans. In 2021, the DOL issued guidance providing best...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · 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 · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Court rejects joint employer defense in discrimination case

A federal district court in Louisiana recently heard a case in which a governmental entity tried to assert that it wasn’t liable as a joint employer of the individual who had accused it of discrimination and retaliation...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

To tell the truth: Falsehood dooms lawsuit

The law requires that both sides to a lawsuit play fair. When that’s not the case, the side playing fast and loose with the rules gets punished. For a recent prime example, read on. Deposition falsehood! After Daniel’la...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

NLRB has expanded its scrutiny of nonsolicitation agreements

The landscape surrounding nonsolicitation agreements is undergoing significant transformation, driven in large part by recent actions and interpretations from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). At the heart of...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Positive drug tests can be cause for termination in Wisconsin

Q If we have a drug-free workplace policy and implement random testing, can we fire an employee who tests positive even if the employee simply used marijuana outside the workplace and wasn’t impaired? The short answer is...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

SCOTUS order signals it may invalidate some EEOC harassment guidelines

In August, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an injunction to the Department of Education’s recently issued rule implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any...

Oct 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · 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 · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Time to brush up on employment law basics for employers

As we find ourselves in the last half of 2024, we felt it was right to go back to the basics for those navigating the complex landscape of employment law. Understanding these laws helps to protect your business from...

Sep 12, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

I shocked the sheriff: 9th Circuit rules private texts aren’t protected speech

One of the nightmares of HR professionals is to be told about a workplace problem “privately as a friend.” Whether something is an informal chat between friends or public notice of a problem is very hard to determine...

Sep 12, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

NLRB under pressure in presidential election year

The current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Joe Biden has been heavily involved in moving forward the administration’s prolabor goals. But as the Biden administration draws to a close, the Board...

Sep 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Loper Bright already affecting Biden regulations

With its 2024 Loper Bright decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the long-standing doctrine of Chevron deference, under which courts deferred to federal agencies’ interpretation of a statute when the text was...

Sep 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Highlights from the 2024 National ILG Conference

The annual National Industry Liaison Group (ILG) Conference was held in Orlando this year from July 29 through August 1. While there wasn’t much new because it’s an election year, here are a few highlights: Acting Office...

Sep 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Congress responds to Supreme Court rulings

The recent Supreme Court decisions eliminating Chevron deference and granting presidents all-but blanket immunity have prompted responses from Congress, both to support and invalidate the rulings. No Kings Act In...

Sep 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC contemplates furlough

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is considering a furlough for all the agency’s staff for a day in late August to stay under its operational budget. On July 30, 2024, EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows...

Sep 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider