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The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
Quick Update on Pay Transparency Requirements
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Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
Update on the State of Non-compete Restrictions (LaborSpeak)
The Labor Law Insider: How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part II
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June 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Arizona, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming to place their Annual...more
The U.S. Department of Justice is recasting the False Claims Act as a civil rights enforcement tool—putting federal fund recipients on notice that false compliance certifications may now trigger FCA liability....more
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The New York State Senate recently passed the No Severance Ultimatums Act (the “Act”) which would substantially change the law with regard to how employers pay severance to their employees working in New York....more
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On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection window is now open. The timeframe for covered employers to file the report is shorter than in...more
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It’s the season for legislative updates – and Washington State lawmakers are no exception. Job postings have recently been an area of focus in state and local laws. Two recent updates in Washington State impose new...more
Employers are already familiar with the age-related requirements of federal law applicable to an employee’s release of claims if the employee is 40 or older: they have up to 21 days to consider the release, and seven...more
As many Washington employers are acutely aware, there exists sparse statutory guidance on how employers must respond to personnel file requests by their employees – and no statutory definition of what constitutes a “personnel...more
Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas issued a public statement regarding the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data-collection portal. The statement serves as a reminder for employers to complete their reporting obligations by June 24, 2025,...more
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative treats federally funded colleges’ and universities’ DEI programs and other allegedly discriminatory practices as False Claims Act violations. Our Education Team breaks...more
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On May 15, 2025, a district court in Illinois denied a motion by defendant Hospital Sisters Health System and Saint Francis (HSHS) to dismiss a class action claim brought against the hospital system under the Illinois Genetic...more
On May 21, 2025, Judge David C. Joseph of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a ruling vacating the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s final rule under the 2022 Pregnant Workers...more
In Oregon, unpaid workers can sue their employers directly or file administrative complaints with the U.S. Department of Labor or its state counterpart, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Workers often file...more
Last week, a federal district court in Texas granted summary judgment to the State of Texas in a lawsuit challenging portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s workplace harassment guidance dealing with...more
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 13 signed the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act into law. Effective July 27, this statute mirrors the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining...more
The 2024 EEO-1 Component Data Collection opened on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The deadline to file the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 report is Tuesday, June 24, 2025. ...more
On May 5, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development opened a 60-day comment period on a proposed regulation that would make it harder for independent contractors to contract their services as...more