In this episode, AGG Employment partner and co-chair, Ashley Kelly, speaks with leaders of the firm's new Civil Rights & False Claims Act Risk & Response Team, Gabe Scannapieco and Sara Lord, about the DOJ’s recent move to...more
7/9/2025
/ Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Whistleblowers
On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Bondi issued a Memorandum, “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences,” which was designed to implement President Trump’s Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” (the “Executive Order”). The stated policy purpose of the Executive Order is to “eliminate the use of...more
On March 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s motion to stay the United States District Court for the District of Maryland’s preliminary injunction on the...more
In this episode, AGG Employment partners Ashley Kelly and Theresa Kananen and AGG Government Contracts partner Tenley Carp discuss the significant changes to DEI programs under the Trump administration. Together, they explore...more
On January 21, 2025, amid a flurry of executive orders, President Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity,” representing a critical change in federal policy...more
2/6/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction enjoining the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Final Rule increasing the salary thresholds for the overtime...more
On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide ruling blocking the implementation of the final Noncompete Rule (the “Final Rule”) announced by the U.S. Federal...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule effectively banning non-compete agreements in the employment context. This final rule follows a proposed rule published by the FTC on January 5,...more
On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule (the “Final Rule”) on the classification of workers as independent contractors for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This Final Rule,...more
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) released its proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (“Proposed Guidance”). The Proposed Guidance “is...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), which “would, among other things, provide that it is an unfair method of competition for an employer to enter into or...more
On November 6, 2021, two days after the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated COVID-19 Vaccine & Testing Mandate Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS”), the Fifth Circuit Court...more
On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) was selected to hear the many legal disputes relating to OSHA’s recent Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that proliferated in...more
Our podcast series, "AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems," features AGG attorneys discussing challenges they have encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the employment relationship. HR...more
The healthcare industry has finally received long-awaited guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) regarding COVID-19 protection standards. On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary...more
Our podcast series, "AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems," features AGG attorneys discussing challenges they have encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the employment relationship. HR...more
On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance, including if indoors. Fully vaccinated...more
With COVID-19 vaccines now being distributed to healthcare facilities, including hospitals, long-term care, and other healthcare providers, employers in these industries are faced with an immediate decision: whether to...more
12/22/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Employees ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exemptions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations
Just as the first batches of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued long-awaited guidance for employers regarding how to implement vaccines in a manner consistent...more
On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (“Order”). The Order sets forth the policy of the United States “not to promote race or sex stereotyping or...more
Employers in the process of reopening this summer are frequently fielding a novel question from employees: requests for time off to care for a child whose summer plans have been disrupted. Fortunately, the Department of Labor...more
On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County that settled whether Title VII’s prohibition of sex-based discrimination also prohibits discrimination based on sexual...more
6/19/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
As states across the country are easing stay-at-home restrictions imposed because of COVID-19 and the economy is beginning to reopen, many businesses are looking to bring their employees back to the workplace. While some...more
On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published new guidance permitting employers to test employees for COVID-19 before allowing them to enter the workplace. Under the Americans with...more