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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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A departing employee was accused of deleting her employer’s valuable computer files and responded by filing a malicious prosecution claim against her erstwhile employer. The court determined the lawsuit was prohibited...

May 27, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

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May 27, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

In California, stock options are not wages

Many companies, especially in the technology sphere, will provide their employees with options to buy stock at a predetermined exercise price. This is an opportunity to grow with the company and eventually sell the...

May 27, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

Work should be a ‘No Politics’ zone

Institutions around the country are in turmoil, subject to loud clamoring about events in the Middle East. Many members of their communities are making claims of anti-Semitism, while there are counterclaims of...

May 13, 2024 · Employment Law Letter · California

Recent cases put NLRB on the defensive

During the Biden administration, no executive agency has been more active and aggressive in pursuing the president’s pro-union agenda than the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Long recognized as perhaps the most...

May 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

Supreme Court lowers barriers to Title VII claims

In a ruling with significant implications for suits challenging diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and other similar programs, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 17 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...

May 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC issues final PWFA regulations

On Monday, April 15, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulations, which were published in the Federal Register on April 19 and will become...

May 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OMB publishes new race categories

On March 29, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published revisions to federal data that covered entities must collect on race and ethnicity. Principally, the new revisions would add Middle Eastern and North...

May 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EU passes Artificial Intelligence Act

As we finish the first quarter of 2024, Congress and the Biden administration continue to focus on regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Despite that attention, however, no comprehensive legislation or regulations...

May 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

OFCCP announces opening of contractor portal

On March 25, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced it would open the federal contractor portal for covered contractor certification on April 1. Current contractors must certify their...

May 01, 2024 · Federal Employment Law Insider

May 2024 Q&A Roundup

Q We loaned an at-will employee money as an advance, and they signed a repayment agreement that said if their employment ended before the loan was fully repaid, the remaining balance would be deducted from their final...

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