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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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View from K Street: Back to work in the Information Age

We have lived through a few weeks none of us has ever experienced: an assassination attempt on a former president who is a current candidate; a presidential withdrawal from the campaign; a Black-South Asian woman as...

Sep 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Scope of Texas Labor Code is on the line

On August 2, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court covering Texas) asked the Texas Supreme Court to consider whether the Texas Labor Code preempts—that is, displaces and requires dismissal...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

A moment of AI sanity

Yes, I know artificial intelligence (AI) is a big deal. But let’s not forget that old school still works. Recently the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Texas) rejected a special AI rule for written briefs...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

EEOC settles with Charlotte pancake chain

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion and requires that reasonable accommodations be made for sincerely held religious beliefs. The U.S. Equal Employment...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Wisconsin employees have right to access personnel records

In Wisconsin, current and former employees—even those who have been fired—have a statutory right to view and copy their personnel records. Below are answers to some common questions regarding what rights a former...

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

3rd Circuit opens door to employee status for college athletes under FLSA

On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit held that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). College athletes have historically been classified as...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Assessing the state of RTO: Employers push ahead, while employees push back

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease, employers started reassessing their workplaces. Some decided to call everyone back to the office, while others continued work-from-home (WFH) arrangements on a permanent and...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

Worried ‘ghost’ jobs will scare off applicants? Tips for reassuring jobseekers

If potential employees seem a bit wary these days, it should come as no surprise. Jobseekers have likely heard the increasingly common reports of companies posting ads for fake, or “ghost,” jobs. Such employer tactics...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California · New York · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota

PUMP the breaks! Don’t automatically deny frequent pumping break requests

Q How frequently can a nursing mother take breaks under the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act? For example, although the law requires “reasonable break time,” what if an employee needs...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

Federal Trade Commission seeks to ban noncompete agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final noncompete clause rule, which prohibits post-employment noncompete agreements between employees and their employers. Many Mississippi employers...

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

Massachusetts adopts pay transparency law: What employers need to know

Massachusetts joined a growing list of states with pay transparency laws when Governor Maura Healy signed “An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency” into law. The law, which will take effect in stages in 2025...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

Mississippi employers, be careful when crafting your policies

Q What are the guidelines for when employees, current or former, request a copy of their personnel file, and what files are required to be provided upon request? In Mississippi, there’s no law requiring private employers...

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

Bite, no bark: 8th Circuit recognizes limitations on certain ADA accommodations

In attempting to assess the complicated balance between an individual employee’s need for a service animal and the requirements of clients, customers, patients, and the workplace as a whole, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of...

Sep 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota