President Trump’s executive orders have spurred a slew of litigation, including a lawsuit challenging two orders that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the federal government and federally funded...more
2/26/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Trump Administration
On November 15, 2024, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s 2024 regulations for executive, administrative, and professional (EAP)...more
11/19/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
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Highly Compensated Employees ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Vacated ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 does not provide an implied right of action for sex discrimination in employment. This decision deepens an...more
11/12/2024
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Coaches ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hostile Environment ,
Professors ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Title IX ,
Title VII
Transgender athletes’ participation in school sports has been an area of focus for governing bodies like the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, as well as state...more
4/10/2023
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Civil Rights Act ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Education ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
NCAA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
School Sports ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
Title IX and its regulations apply to recipients of federal funds. Most independent schools do not receive federal funds and therefore Title IX compliance has not been traditionally required....more
Nearly a year after the implementation of the 2020 Title IX amended regulations, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released "Questions and Answers on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual...more
In a case of first impression, an Indiana federal district court recently rejected a constitutional challenge brought by several students to a public university's requirement that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a...more
On March 8, President Biden issued a new executive order that requires Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to examine the Title IX regulations that went into effect on August 14, 2020. Cardona’s review will likely result in...more
With the 2020 presidential election upon us, workplace EEO and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) professionals are pondering the fate—or staying power—of Executive Order 13950, “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.”...more
With colder weather beginning to creep in, many employers are, for good reason, looking at their influenza vaccination policies with fresh eyes. COVID-19 and the seasonal flu share common symptoms, which can complicate an...more
9/30/2020
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Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
Vaccinations
On September 8, 2020, Federal District Court Judge Gregory Woods struck down critical parts of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new joint employer rule, which took effect in March of this year and which was intended to...more
9/16/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Joint Employers ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
New Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour