Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Reverse Discrimination in the Workplace with Jennie Cluverius and Fay Edwards of Maynard Nexsen
New DOJ Memo Warns Employers: Rethink DEI Programs Now - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Disparate Impact & Enforcement Rollbacks: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 48: Opportunities & Risks with Artificial Intelligence in HR with Chingwei Shieh of GE Power
DOL Restructures: OFCCP on the Chopping Block as Opinion Letters Expand - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
Employees Who Contradict The Company's Mission: What's the Tea in L&E?
Abortion Protections Struck Down, LGBTQ Harassment Guidance Vacated, EEO-1 Reporting Opens - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Law Firm ERGs Under Scrutiny: Navigating Compliance, Risk, and Culture - On Record PR
(Podcast) California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 44: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations with Kimberly Hewitt and Antwan Lofton of Duke University
The Evolution of Equal Pay: Lessons From 9 to 5 — Hiring to Firing Podcast
A Retaliation Refresher: What's the Tea in L&E?
California Employment News: Fair Chance Act – A Brief Overview of Employment Criminal Background Checks
AI in Employment: Navigating the Legal Landscape with Lessons from I, Robot — The Good Bot Podcast
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Update
The Acting Chair of the EEOC has been renominated to serve another term as commissioner, and testified at her confirmation hearing on June 18, 2025. Confirmation is required for her to continue as Acting Chair. Ms. Lucas’...more
This week, we discuss the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) plan to eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the DOL’s new opinion letter program. On May 30, 2025, the DOL moved to eliminate...more
On April 23, President Trump issued an executive order, "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" (EO), intending to abolish a longstanding liability theory for workplace discrimination claims. Emphasizing the need...more
An Executive Order signed on April 23, 2025, promises to significantly limit federal enforcement tools in pursuing systemic discrimination claims. The Executive Order, titled “Restoring Equality in Opportunity and...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
An Executive Order signed by President Trump on April 23, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” directs federal agencies to shift their enforcement of civil rights laws away from disparate impact...more
On April 23, the White House published an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” addressing the principle of equal opportunity in the U.S., and emphasizing “meritocracy and a colorblind...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14281 titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The EO establishes the current administration’s policy broadly opposing the use of...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy, which follows a string of prior EOs aimed at removing DEI programs, which we covered here and here....more
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” that seeks to drastically curtail the use of disparate-impact liability in federal regulations,...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued a new executive order aimed at repealing disparate impact liability. The order, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy”, frames equal treatment under the law as...more
Recently, it was reported the Trump administration decided to terminate all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives at the CFPB. This decision was reported through a memo sent to staff by CFPB Acting...more
In a March 5, 2025 press release, Andrea Lucas, the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), emphasized the agency’s plans to prioritize holding universities and colleges accountable to prevent...more
President Trump’s executive order entitled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence (the “Trump AI Order”) seeks to create “a path for the United States to act decisively to retain global leadership...more
As the new year approaches, several critical legislative changes in employment law will take effect on January 1, 2025, unless specified otherwise. California employers face a dynamic regulatory landscape in 2025, with...more