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Employment Law Letter
Most HR professionals are aware that, under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and similar state laws, they must provide military leave for employees with military service obligations...
Aug 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued four new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) opinion letters. Two of them—FLSA2026-5 and FLSA2026-8—address questions that come up...
A teacher’s discrimination suit against his former school district reminds employers of the evidentiary burdens employees face and shows what a defensible investigation looks like. What happened Joe Bravo, a teacher of...
A recent study by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) provides new large-scale evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools can produce racially disparate outcomes...
Aug 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an opinion concluding that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) long-standing approach to disparate impact...
Aug 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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Employers and tech companies face real litigation risk when they process voice data in ways that could be used to identify individuals, even if they never actually use the data for that purpose. That is the key takeaway...
Federal law barring forced arbitration of sexual harassment cases only applies in cases where the dispute or claim accrued after March 2023. But what if an action is filed after March 2023 that refers to conduct that...
The federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) prohibits forced arbitration in cases involving sexual harassment. As the Act comes into effect, courts are still determining what...
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to all California employers) has issued one of the most consequential workplace-religion decisions in years—one that should make every employer reconsider how it...
The U.S. Supreme Court closed its 2025–2026 term with a pair of blockbuster decisions—Trump v. Cook and Trump v. Slaughter—issued the same day but pointing in sharply different directions. Together, they form a primer on...
For years, some employers have attempted to shorten the applicable statute of limitations for certain federal discrimination claims by contracting with their employees. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which has...
Too many scams, too much ghosting, and artificial intelligence (AI) that’s out to get them—those are just a few perceptions making jobseekers frustrated. Not too many years ago, jobseekers were more confident in finding...
Jul 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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On June 9, our federal court of appeals gave the go-ahead to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit made personally against a CEO accused of masterminding the theft of competitors’ trade...
In May 2026, Connecticut legislation was enacted that encompasses a wide range of employment topics and expands upon existing protections. This includes H.B. 5003, An Act Concerning Workforce Development and Working...