This past week marked the one-month anniversary of the new Trump Administration, and there have been many developments — including in just the past week — to which employers need to pay attention....more
2/25/2025
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Among the executive orders issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025, was one titled Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (the “Order”).
The Order’s stated purpose is to retract what it describes...more
1/22/2025
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The EEO-1 report, mandated by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires private employers with 100 or more employees, as well as employers who contract with the federal government with 50 or more employees and...more
6/11/2024
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Effective September 1, 2021, Texas has joined a growing list of states that have passed enhanced legal protections for victims of workplace sexual harassment. S.B. 45 amends current law relating to the prohibition against...more
Mandatory Vaccination Policies are on the Rise -
On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. In the days that followed (and encouraged by President...more
8/31/2021
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State and Local Order Rule and Regulatory Impact -
Q: Does the CDC’s new guidance for vaccinated people impact state and local orders or rules that may still require mask wearing and social distancing?
A: No. As...more
5/18/2021
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On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Guidance on COVID-19 (COVID) in the form of additional FAQs. The EEOC has now answered the questions on many employer’s minds - whether...more
12/17/2020
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On May 7, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that, due to the impact of COVID-19 on workplaces, it would delay collection of EEO-1 reports nearly a year – until 2021. The agency plans to start...more
On September 25 the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of William Emanuel to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This quickly followed the previous confirmation of Marvin Kaplan, thus bringing a full complement to...more
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We have previously stated, although in somewhat tongue-in-cheek fashion, that labor and employment is the “TMZ”...more
Last week, Scott Kaspar addressed the “skills gap” that concerns high-tech manufacturers with state-side production facilities. But manufacturers need employees with more than mere technical skills. Workers should be able to...more