On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which addresses disparate impact discrimination....more
On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Court of Appeals lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction issued on February 20, 2025 by a federal judge in Baltimore that temporarily halted the implementation of two of President Trump's...more
How is the Trump Administration Rolling Back DEI Initiatives?
On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) titled “Ending Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” directing...more
New York has become the first state in the nation to mandate paid prenatal leave for pregnant employees. Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation on April 22, 2024, to expand the New York Paid Family Leave Law (“NY PFL”)...more
On Sept. 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued proposed updated workplace harassment guidance (the “Proposed EEOC Guidance”) for the first time since 1999. The Proposed EEOC Guidance, which is...more
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Without a decisive legal pronouncement by the federal government permitting employers to institute a vaccine mandate, employers should continue exercising caution to avoid potential legal pitfalls when devising a vaccine...more