Employment Law Letter

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for fiscal years 2025 to 2029—released June 4, 2026—previews where the agency will focus its investigations and litigation. The plan...

A crucial employee leaves for a competitor. A promising candidate shows up carrying a noncompete from their former employer. Either way, the questions hit quickly: What can we do? What should we avoid? And what paperwork...

Relying on cases in the employment law context, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (our federal appeals court) tossed the lawsuit of a University of Texas at Austin (UT) student harassing her professor. Obsessive...

Shoulders are the most commonly injured body parts in Wisconsin workers’ compensation claims—even more common than lower-back and hearing-loss claims. Wisconsin Act 145, which became effective on April 1, 2026...

Three new cases from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all Texas employers) deliver actionable, bite-sized lessons for employers. Let’s chow down! Nugget No. 1: No comparator, no claim Joe...

I know some readers might be thinking, “Break a rule? Discipline follows.” But a recent article by the editors of the Harvard Business Review (HBR)—“How the Best Leaders Respond to Rule Breaking” (July/August 2026)...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (which has jurisdiction over federal courts in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) vacated a district court’s order certifying a Rule 23...

When an employee complains about workplace harassment, opening an investigation is an important first step, but it isn’t the last one. A recent decision from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to...

A very recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) victory highlights the importance of solid HR investigations into harassment claims. Here are some lessons you should learn. Claim Sarah Budd worked as a parts...

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently decided in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts generally lack authority to review Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decisions to terminate temporary protected...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) has quickly moved from “new law” to active enforcement priority. Effective June 27, 2023, the PWFA requires covered employers—generally those with 15 or more employees—to provide...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to accommodate the religious practices of their employees unless doing so would impose an “undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.” Based on...

On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two immigration decisions with practical consequences for asylum access, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and employer work authorization compliance. In Mullin v. Al Otro...

As Minnesota’s cabin season kicks into high gear, employers may find themselves fielding a familiar request: “Can I work remotely?” For many employees, the ask is simply a lifestyle preference—a desire to swap the office...

You get lots of assignments at work. But you start to get swamped, and you can’t get back to everyone. You prioritize, resulting in some coworkers being satisfied and others being upset. For the second group, how to get...