What you need to know:
DOL will no longer seek liquidated (double) damages in pre-litigation FLSA settlements, limiting recovery to unpaid wages.
Liquidated damages still apply in court cases, so employers remain at...more
As Polsinelli has discussed, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order No. 14151 titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” and Executive Order No. 14173 titled “Ending Radical and...more
On March 20, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two key pieces of guidance: What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work and What You Should Know About DEI-Related...more
3/24/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hostile Environment ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
On August 8, 2022, three pieces of newly enacted state legislation go into effect, directly impacting private employers operating within the state. First, along with a number of other states,1 Maine has enacted Creating a...more
As many of you have likely heard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) extensively revised its recommendations for how to address COVID-19. These broad updates are going to result in a major overhaul of the...more
Effective July 1, 2022, the “Healthy Workplaces Act” now requires all private employers in the State of New Mexico, regardless of the size of their business or total workforce population, to provide eligible employees with up...more
Illinois’ Equal Pay Act of 2003 now requires Illinois employers with 100 or more employees (who are required to file an EEO-1 report with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)) to apply for an Equal Pay...more
Colorado employers in the private sector seeking to terminate an employment relationship now have additional notice obligations with respect to separated former employees, effective May 25, 2022. Specifically, Colorado...more
Two new changes to the employment landscape in Connecticut are set to take effect July 1, 2022, including expansions to the state’s minimum wage rate and limitations on disciplinary measures that may be taken with respect to...more
To further prevent violence and sexual harassment within Chicago workplaces, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations (“Commission”) has adopted new amendments to the Human Rights Ordinance (“Ordinance”), requiring...more
6/29/2022
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Rights ,
Illinois ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Amendments ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment