On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate issued an internal memorandum (the “Shumate memo”) to all Civil Division employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), describing the Division’s enforcement...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will leverage the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and litigate against universities, contractors, health...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will leverage the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and litigate against universities, contractors, health...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14281, Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the “EO”).
This EO states its purpose as a solution to claims of employment discrimination based on...more
Just days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed a preliminary injunction blocking executive orders that refer to the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion as “illegal DEI,” the U.S. Equal...more
3/24/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Title VII
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced that its 2019 EEO-1 Component 2 portal is now open and accepting submissions. Employers with this requirement have only 50 days from August 11,...more
8/13/2019
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EEO-1 ,
Electronic Filing ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
IRS ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Portal ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
For the past several years, the health care community has been not only at the center of vigorous policy debates about the method of health care delivery in this country, but also in the crosshairs of agencies charged with...more
It's December, and human resources professionals and law departments are reflecting on the issues addressed in 2013 and giving thanks for incident-free holiday parties. But the big question is this: What issues should get...more
12/19/2013
/ Accessibility Rules ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Drafting ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Access Claims ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Healthcare Costs ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internet ,
Labor Disputes ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Penalties ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Wage and Hour