The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) are the latest federal agencies to weigh in on the Trump Administration’s efforts to crack down on unlawful Diversity, Equity, and...more
On Friday, February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter advising federally funded schools that it considers any decisions or benefits based on race,...more
2/28/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
The Trump Administration has wasted no time making waves in the employment world immediately rolling back years-old federal diversity and affirmative action programs for federal contractors and executive agencies, and...more
1/28/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
OFCCP ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
On December 2, 2024, a Dane County, Wisconsin Circuit Court issued a landmark decision striking down portions of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 (“Act 10”) and thus affecting the collective bargaining rights of public sector employees...more
12/9/2024
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Labor Relations ,
Public Sector ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its highly anticipated Final Rule, which revises the criteria for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor...more
1/18/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
New Rules ,
Wage and Hour
In recent action, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has demonstrated a clear intention to closely scrutinize employers that classify workers as independent contractors. Specifically, in June, 2023, the...more
8/4/2023
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Wage and Hour
Employers―in both unionized and non-unionized settings―are considering, after the February 21, 2023 decision by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB), whether to continue to include confidentiality and non-disparagement...more
Updated as of 9/29/22: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it is extending the deadline for federal contractors to submit their written objections to the public disclosure of their EEO-1...more
Federal contractors should beware of a recent announcement from the federal government regarding the potential disclosure of their sensitive employment data. On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of...more
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to develop, U.S. employers may face challenges in navigating how to respond when employees make inappropriate statements related to the international conflict. Political acrimony in...more
4/5/2022
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Disparate Treatment ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Military Conflict ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Political Speech ,
Russia ,
Title VII ,
Ukraine