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Policy Week in Review – May 2025 #3

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Firing of NLRB Member Wilcox - Late Thursday, the Supreme Court issued an order that essentially extends a previous order issued by Chief Justice John Roberts in April that barred National Labor...more

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How to Run a Legally Compliant DEI Program

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The Trump Administration's focus on ending "illegal DEI discrimination" was recently operationalized by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in guidance released on...more

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EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance on DEI and Workplace Discrimination

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice issued two technical assistance documents discussing how the agencies view and define Diversity, Equity and...more

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Trump Fires Democratic FTC Commissioners, Setting Up a Direct Challenge to Humphrey’s Executor

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On March 18, President Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The removals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter are the latest in a series of executive actions that will...more

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Court Enjoins Bulk of President Trump’s DEI Executive Order, Democratic State AGs Offer Guidance on ‘Lawful’ Practices

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Reverberations from the Trump administration’s recent executive order (EO) denouncing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices intensified Friday when a federal judge in Baltimore issued a nationwide preliminary...more

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New DOJ Memos Target Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices Under Attorney General Pamela Bondi

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Pamela Bondi, the newly sworn in Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a flurry of memos and directives in her first 24 hours on the job. Building on President Trump’s executive orders related to...more

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Antitrust: Implications of Trump Executive Orders for Competition Enforcement

President Donald Trump’s early executive orders have not specifically called out antitrust enforcement, but several impact antitrust agencies and could influence antitrust policy and enforcement over the next four years. ...more

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The Trump Administration intends to take a hard look at private sector DEI policies, with investigations possible. Is your company...

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Shortly after aggressively terminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) policies that applied to the federal workforce, the Trump Administration turned its attention outward to the private sector. President Trump’s...more

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Comprehensive Review of AI Workplace Law and Litigation as We Enter 2025

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It’s been a whirlwind few years when it comes to government and court activity related to the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace – but we’ve boiled it down to one place. This Insight reviews all of the laws,...more

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The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 1, January 2024

We are excited to kick off 2024 with more in-depth insights into the construction industry and legal issues that can impact your business. Our goal is to provide the most up-to-date information along with our thoughts and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Timeline: Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO), which issues directives to over 20 federal agencies, with the deadline for implementation spanning...more

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White House Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order: 10 Things Employers Need to Know

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The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the White House yesterday is the federal government’s most ambitious attempt to date to corral this burgeoning technology – and contains numerous items of interest for...more

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US Antitrust Agencies Release Revised Draft Merger Guidelines

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On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (each an Agency, and collectively, the Agencies) released a long-awaited draft version of revised Merger...more

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Employee Talent Wars Gain Unprecedented Ammunition from Changing Antitrust Landscape

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The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained employees, far exceeds the supply....more

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[Podcast] The Emerging New Era for Noncompetes and Trade Secrets: Nationalizing Competitiveness and Noncompete Law: Criminal...

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Nationalizing Competitiveness and Noncompete Law: Criminal Antitrust and Federal Efforts to Curtail No-Poach and Noncompete Agreements is part five of BakerHostetler's six-part series, "The Emerging New Era for Noncompetes...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Are Non-Competes Headed For Extinction?

Regulation of non-competition agreements or provisions has traditionally been governed by state law. As set forth below, however, a new Executive Order may signal that change is coming on the federal level. Background - ...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Arabic

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - June 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General

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Acting attorney general, Sally Yates, was fired after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Trump’s January 27th immigration Executive Order (EO). The EO restricts entry into the U.S. by refugees...more

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DAPA and DACA: What Happened to President Obama's Executive Action?

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Two Executive Actions held out hope for millions and their would-be employers: they would result in many undocumented workers being able to remain in the US for an additional three years without fear of deportation, and,...more

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