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by Whitney Brown, Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.

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Circle K cannot circumvent lawsuit

Courts use a three-part test to see whether there’s enough circumstantial evidence to allow an employment discrimination case to get to trial. The case below is one more example that it isn’t a difficult test to pass...

Oct 15, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California

Employer burnt by scorched earth litigation tactics

After more than five years of “no holds barred” litigation, an employee received a jury award of $3.3 million. The worse news was the attorneys’ fees award of almost $5,000,000 that followed. Tough litigation tactics...

Oct 15, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · California

DOJ sending FCA investigatory letters on DEI

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has started investigating federal contractors and grant recipients for allegations that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs violate antidiscrimination laws. Background In...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

‘Independent’ federal agencies on verge of disappearing

One of the central facets of the unitary executive theory is that the executive branch of government should operate as a single, fully coordinated entity, with all decisions (major and minor) and all appointees (major...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Senate goes ‘nuclear’ to confirm Trump nominees

On September 11, 2025, Senate Republicans changed the rules to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees. The change lowered the existing 60-vote threshold for considering a group of presidential nominees...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

States, NLRB battle over authority over unionization

The disarray at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now with only one member and an acting general counsel (GC), has prompted states to start acting on their own to provide methods of resolving labor disputes that...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

FTC retreats on noncompetes

In an anticipated reversal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped its appeal in a case that enjoined a commission rule issued during the Biden administration banning noncompete clauses for most employees. The FTC...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

View from K Street: Holding your tongue, with clenched jaws

K Street is holding its tongue—along with the rest of America. And that’s a shame. We are enduring the most coordinated attack on our First Amendment rights by the federal government since the Alien and Sedition Act of...

Oct 01, 2025 · Federal Employment Law Insider

10 ways employers negate their FMLA rights

Although the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been in effect since 1993, employers still make administrative mistakes that limit their rights and can lead to litigation. Here is my Top 10 list of employer and...

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

4th Circuit decision highlights changed adverse employment action standard

The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis set the stage for an increase in claims arising out of circumstances in which an employee experiences a change in their working conditions that doesn’t...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Employees’ free speech rights have limits, even on their own time

“I can do what I want!” “You’re not the boss of my mind!” “I have a First Amendment right to say whatever I want!” Whether from a precocious preteen or a challenging subordinate, the last of these exclamations can...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi

OPD officer’s retaliation claim survives dismissal

The Nebraska Supreme Court recently concluded an Omaha Police Department (OPD) officer had produced enough evidence on each element of his retaliation claim to survive his former employer’s request for summary judgment...

Oct 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota