Veterans Day Tribute
CFPB's Focus on Student Loan Servicing: Insights from the Office of Servicemember Affairs Report — The Consumer Finance Podcast
DE Talk | Resiliency & Determination: The Military Spouse Employee Makeup
DE Under 3: An Explanation of the Current Federal Budget Bill Confusion
DE Under 3: U.S. GAO Report on Military Spouse Employment Focused on Challenges of Part-Time Work
DE Talk | A Focus On Veterans: Supporting Compliance, Recruitment, Candidate Experience & Beyond
DE Talk | Skilled, Vetted & Ready: DEIA at the Heart of Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring
Military Lending Act and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Overview - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Supporting Our Veterans
Handling Appeals from Veterans Claims | Chris Attig | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Matt Reid on Compliance and the JAG Corps
Workplace Integration of Veterans: How to be an Ally to Our Nation’s Heroes
Leading in a Lonely World Podcast: Meet Richard Vaill, Advocate for Veterans
Oklahoma USERRA Provides New Military Leave Provisions for Select Uniformed Services
Celebrating Veterans’ Advocacy with Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On Record PR
2020 OFCCP Refresh and Reset
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 229: Combining Law School and Military Service (w/guest Steven Arango)
HR Law 101 Ep. 9: How Does USERRA Apply To Your Company?
Within the last two months, both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the armed services have followed Trump Administration directives to narrow or eliminate protections for transgender individuals....more
I've been asking this a lot lately. President Trump’s first week of his second term in office was action-packed, as I posted last week. If you thought things would slow down for Week 2, you were mistaken. You may remember...more
Summary - This order directs the Secretary of Defense to promptly issue directives for DoD to end invented and identification-based pronoun usage to best achieve high standards for troops. Absent extraordinary operational...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws....more
This year, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) turns 30 years old. Although this law, prohibiting employers from discriminating and retaliating against employees or applicants because of...more
Happy Veterans Day to all who served in the military - whether in combat or not, overseas or state side, officer or rank and file, or in any other capacity. We owe you our respect and gratitude. In the United States,...more
EEOC Releases Vaccine Guidance. On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued much-needed guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the workplace. According to the guidance...more
Right of First Refusal EO Revoked. Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 13495 issued by President Obama in January 2009. EO 13495 required that successor Federal service contractors...more
In a recent claim filed against one of our clients, an aggrieved employee alleged that a manager who was a former military officer had a preference for hiring and promoting people with military experience. The employee in...more
As we prepare to welcome 2019, Illinois employers must also prepare for new employment laws that afford greater rights and protections to employees. Below is a summary of new laws affecting the employment landscape in...more
It’s the end of the year and while everyone is busy, employers in California should be aware of new laws and regulations that go into effect on January 1, 2018. In the spirit of the season, we are using the next “12 days of...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued five new Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) certification forms. When the DOL issued its March 2013 revision to the FMLA regulations, its primary purpose was to address the...more
On May 7, 2014, a Directive of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) placed a five-year moratorium on enforcement activities regarding health care providers that are TRICARE subcontractors. TRICARE is...more