On January 2, 2025, President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act into law, significantly affecting various programs, benefits, and services for...
Employment Law Letter
On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that challenges the heightened evidentiary burden imposed on majority-group employees in employment discrimination cases under Title VII of the...
Q We have an employee who’s been on workers’ compensation leave for six months. She was placed on light duty, but then her doctor changed her restrictions, and she’s been off work since leave began. Can we fire her? Any...
In September 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the report “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector From 2014-2022,” which highlighted demographic...
Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...
On April 24, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1219, marking a new, even more employer-centric era for noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants in the Sunshine State. The bill, titled “Contracts...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how companies find, evaluate, and hire talent, but it’s also raising red flags among regulators and courts. Two big developments in May 2025 show that HR teams must take a...
A recent federal court ruling striking down the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidelines on gender identity and sexual orientation harassment in the workplace got the attention of employers around the...
Applicable large employers are required to offer their employees minimum healthcare coverage and comply with the reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act. But on March 31, employers may have been surprised to...
Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that says employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14281, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which directed federal agencies to cease enforcement of civil rights laws that...
According to a University of Southern California study, 55% of businesses are investing in automated recruiting measures that use artificial intelligence (AI). Using AI tools in employee recruiting and screening offers a...
In a landmark decision issued on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) eliminated a long-standing barrier for employees filing so-called “reverse discrimination” claims under Title VII of the...
In today’s workplace, it’s common for employees to work remotely from a different state. For example, employees working for a business located in Massachusetts might live and work from home in a neighboring state. This...
Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...