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The State AG Report – 05.22.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • FTC Preemptively Throws Flag on StubHub Ahead of Football...more

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Beltway Buzz - May 2025

The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Proposed North Carolina Anti-DEI Law Matches Federal Initiatives

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Amongst the flurry of recent executive orders targeting the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs under the federal government, it is easy to miss similar initiatives at the state and local...more

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UK government asks for input on equality law changes

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The government’s call for evidence on equality law outlines its equality policy objectives. Responses will influence the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. Key objectives include making equal pay rights effective for...more

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Policy Week in Review – April 2025

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At a Glance - The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior...more

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North Carolina Bill Would Prohibit DEI Practices for Range of Employers

Employers are fully aware of federal executive orders prohibiting the use of illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies by federal agencies or federal contractors. State legislatures across the country have...more

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The North Carolina General Assembly’s 2025 Session: Employment-Related Bills to Watch

The 2025 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is in full swing. Here is a list of proposed legislation that employers should pay attention to....more

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South Carolina House and Senate Introduce Legislation on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

State legislators have introduced bills in the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina Senate to amend Title 1, Chapter 1 of the South Carolina Code by adding sections addressing diversity, equity, and...more

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Sensitivity, inclusivity, and the intergenerational workplace - The Visionaries

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Q1 What is recognised as ‘transgressive behaviour’ in the US – and is it in line with global ‘standards’? Transgressive behaviour, more commonly known in California and the United States as inappropriate workplace...more

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Beltway Buzz - June 2024 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Kentucky Takes Aim at “WOKE” in Higher Ed

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On March 14, 2024, a bill to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in Kentucky’s public universities cleared the House by a vote of 68-18.  Senate Bill 6 (An Act Relating to Postsecondary Institutions) is...more

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Personal Matters - How will the risks to firms from individuals’ behaviour increase in 2024?

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Financial regulators in the UK have been interested for some years in the question of how personal behaviour can affect the risk profile of a financial institution. A recent SEC case suggests that US regulators may now be...more

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Nonsensical Bill Requiring Founding Team Diversity Reports Advances

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In April, I reported on SB 54 (Skinner), a bill that would have required institutional Investors, securities and real estate brokers, and others to report on the diversity status of "founding teams".  At the time, I...more

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Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión (DE&I) en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo de Colombia: Parte 2

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Una vez publicada nuestra primera entrega con lineamientos transversales dispuestos en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo (PND) "Colombia potencia mundial de la vida", sobre asuntos de Diversidad e Inclusión (Diversity and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, March 2023

Department of Education’s New Guidance on Personal Liability Requirements Leaves Uncertainty for Institutions - On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance related to the instances in which...more

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ESG Litigation Update: Environmental Justice Claims

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A new set of environmental policies embraced by the Biden Administration ― environmental justice (EJ) ― may soon spur litigation in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space....more

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Congress Passes Landmark Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage: Key Takeaways for Employers

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In a historic move, both chambers of Congress have approved legislation protecting the right of same-sex couples to get married, and President Biden is expected to quickly sign the bill into law. The U.S. House of...more

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Speaker Series

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With the legal landscape for LGBTQ+ individuals rapidly shifting across the country, partner and chair of LGBTQ @ Venable, Colin Vandell, hosted a discussion to assess some of the welcome, and not so welcome, developments....more

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California Court Strikes Down Board Gender Diversity Statute

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On May 13, 2022, the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County held that SB 826, the law requiring companies with headquarters in California to have a prescribed number of women on their boards of directors, is...more

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Hands Off My CROWN! What Employers Should Know About the Rise of Hair Discrimination Laws

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On March 18, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. The CROWN Act would prohibit workplace discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or...more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - January 2022 #4

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: The First Big Tech Antitrust Bill Lumbers Toward Reality - New antitrust legislation is on the horizon and it could have an enormous impact on the tech...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2021 #4

Status Check on Congress. We are more than one week into the Biden administration and the president has made progress filling out his cabinet. Antony Blinken (U.S. secretary of state), Janet Yellen (U.S. secretary of the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Five Takeaways from the House Rules Package for the 117th Congress

The House of Representatives of the 117th Congress convened this week, as prescribed by the U.S. Constitution, and adopted a set of rules to govern the body over the next two years. While rules packages are often full of the...more

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