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The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently issued its long-awaited decision in a case involving a reverse discrimination claim by a heterosexual employee. It’s good news for employees seeking to file claims under Title VII...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, a case that challenged the heightened evidentiary burden imposed on majority-group employees in employment...

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

Rabbi Hillel the Elder is credited with saying, “If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?” I mention this to students who are about to enter the workforce, and it applies as well to readers of our newsletter. The...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Washington state recently passed a new law expanding pregnancy and postpartum workplace accommodation obligations to employers of all sizes and requiring lactation breaks to be paid. On May 20, 2025, Governor Bob...

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

More employers are using biometrics for timekeeping and security review. The biometric identifiers most frequently used by employers are face scans (“facial recognition”), fingerprints, voiceprints, and video...

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

On May 20, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 5408 to amend the state’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA). SB 5408 makes significant changes to the EPOA, including clarifying the...

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

Q Can we deny someone employment based on their preemployment drug screen test that was positive for cannabis if cannabis is legal in our state? Likely, no. But the decision is ultimately influenced by state law...

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

Nebraska, like many jurisdictions, provides employees with a common-law protection against employment termination in violation of certain public policies. Primarily, the protections allow employees to report violations...

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

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines “disability” as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) clarified that the ADA’s...

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

Surging changes to workplace laws understandably have employers suffering from whiplash. Historically, employment laws have shifted when presidential administrations have changed. A May 1, 2025, announcement by the U.S...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

In May 2025, the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance saying that it would stop enforcing a Biden-era rule—one that had rescinded a rule created during the first Trump administration...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

The beginning of summer often aligns with the beginning of the growing season for many Midwest farmers. With the rising temperatures, fruits and vegetables aren’t the only things growing this summer. Heatstroke, heat...

Jul 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin