Enacted in June 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) marks a significant step in ensuring workplace accommodations for pregnant employees and those with related medical conditions. Modeled after the Americans...
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Many of us remember the events of May 2020, when Minnesota resident George Floyd tragically lost his life in an interaction with local police. The incident sparked national outrage, resulted in criminal convictions for...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) posture has shifted, and employers should take note. With the recent confirmation of a second Republican EEOC commissioner, Brittany Panuccio, the EEOC has a...
This summer, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals—whose rulings apply to all employers in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina—considered a tale as old as time: A woman sued her former...
Terminations are complex, often triggering emotional, legal, and administrative challenges for employees and employers. When post-termination questions go unanswered or lack clarity, the offboarding process can become...
As awareness of neurodiversity expands, its impact in the workplace has become more apparent. The growing visibility is reflected in the increasing number of claims and legal resolutions related to neurodivergent...
On September 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced Project Firewall, an initiative that reflects a strengthening of investigative efforts to ensure employer compliance with obligations under the H-1B...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an interim final rule that eliminates the automatic 540-day extension of employment authorization documents (EADs) for renewal applications filed on or after October...
A new case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (our federal appeals court) brings a mixed result for Texas employers. But, on the whole, a net positive. Off tune at the karaoke bar Hungry Like the Wolf is a...
Two late-October decisions from different federal appeals courts highlight a divide over the scope of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) remedial powers. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ Hiran Management...
Workforce reductions are never simple, but when they happen suddenly, one federal law immediately comes into focus: the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act). Designed to ensure employees...
A recent case from central Texas illuminates the “direct threat” defense in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employee injured in nonwork accident Rolando Vasquez worked for Union Pacific Railroad as an...
Starting in the new year, employers in New York State need to be aware of increases to the hourly minimum wage and the minimum weekly salary for exempt executive and administrative employees and make any necessary...
“To seem more competent, be more confident”—at least according to the title of an article by Jack Nasher that appeared in the Harvard Business Review on March 11, 2019. Does acting confidently matter? Readers are likely...
It has been a little over two years since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the landscape of religious accommodations through its decision in Groff v. DeJoy. Prior to Groff, employers only needed to show more...