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by Paige Good and Harrison Kosmider, McAfee & Taft

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6th Circuit sets higher standard for employer liability in third-party harassment case

In a recent decision, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) established a new, higher standard for holding employers liable for harassment...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Supervisor’s remark leads 6th Circuit to revive discrimination claim

Gather round, friends, and let me tell you of a strange story and a strained decision from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all employers in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee)....

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Political wars in the workplace: What’s an employer to do?

The recent shooting of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk sparked heated media and online discourse right away. Those who agree with the values Kirk expressed mourned his loss. While certainly not true of all...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

Responding to claims of off-site coworker harassment

An employee complains to you that a coworker delivered lewd messages, came uninvited into their home, and made repeated and express physical and verbal sexual advances. You don’t know how to respond? Neither did the HR...

Sep 24, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California

California Supreme Court gives double win to employee

We have long cautioned that employees have a significant homecourt advantage in labor commissioner hearings and appeals. The commissioners are usually employee-friendly, but whatever they award, the rules make any appeal...

Sep 10, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California

Trump administration launches attack on federal employee unions

In March 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14251, titled “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” which effectively ended collective bargaining rights for 30 federal agencies...

Sep 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

NLRB still struggling for stability, relevance

As President Trump’s nominees for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and General Counsel (GC) remain unconfirmed, the prospect of a one-person Board looms, and the NLRB continues to lose relevance. The hopes for...

Sep 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

View from K Street: The Duck Soup Presidency

“Who ya gonna believe? Me or your own eyes?” Chico Marx, Duck Soup (1933) You couldn’t make this up. President Trump doesn’t like the employment data generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), so he fires the BLS...

Sep 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Give me a break! Meal and rest break requirements governed by state law

Q Are there any exceptions to meal and rest break requirements? Can we allow employees to waive their meal breaks if they work six hours instead of eight? Federal law doesn’t require employers to provide employees with...

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