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ESOP Transactions and the Duty to Monitor Revisited

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Key Takeaways: Board’s Duty to Monitor the Trustee: A company’s board of directors has a fiduciary duty to monitor the ESOP trustee’s actions in an ESOP transaction, ensuring that the trustee is acting in the exclusive...more

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EEOC and DOJ Release Joint Guidance on "DEI-Related Discrimination"

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday issued a joint press release announcing new “technical assistance documents” identifying specific Diversity, Equity and...more

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Injunction Lifted Against Key Portions of President Trump’s Anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Executive Orders

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On March 14, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed the nationwide injunction a federal district court had issued in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education...more

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DEI-Related Executive Orders Move Forward After Fourth Circuit Grants Stay of Preliminary Injunction; Federal Agency Actions

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On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction, which will allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing the Executive Orders (EOs) related to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Fraud Prevention, Worker Protection, and Fighting Alleged Big Tech Censorship: A Roundup of the New FTC’s Agenda after the First...

Wednesday, we covered President Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter and explored whether a two-member Commission constitutes a quorum for the agency to take formal action....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The North American Trade Dispute: How to Manage Workplace Challenges for Canadian Employers

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As our readers will already be aware, since the new U.S. Administration took office on January 20, 2025, it has both proposed and implemented tariffs (the “U.S. Tariffs”) which have posed significant threats to the Canadian...more

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EU Pay Transparency Directive in Poland: What Does Pay Equality Mean for Employers and Employees?

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The EU directive on pay transparency raises many concerns, primarily because its implementation may complicate Polish laws, which so far have not regulated the issue of pay equality in the same way that gender pay has long...more

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California Farm Worker's Hurt on the Job: Know Your Rights

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California is home to a large and diverse agricultural industry where farm workers play a crucial role in the state's economy. However, the physical demands and hazardous conditions can often make farm work dangerous....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

EEOC and DOJ Issue New Guidance Addressing DEI in the Workplace

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly released new guidance addressing the legal implications of diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

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Ensuring Lawful DEI Practices: New Guidelines for Employers

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On March 18, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents to help inform what each agency views as “unlawful” discrimination...more

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EEOC and DOJ Outline Employment Practices That Constitute “Illegal DEI” in New Guidelines

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Ever since President Donald Trump issued a handful of diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”)-related executive orders in January 2025, employers have pondered which DEI practices and programs would constitute the “illegal...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

(Auto) Enroll With It: Understanding the New Automatic Enrollment Requirements

On January 10, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued Proposed Regulations on the automatic enrollment requirements introduced by SECURE 2.0.  The Proposed Regulations incorporate and expand...more

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New Workplace Policies Employers Should Consider

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In 2025, three key areas stand out as critical for fostering a positive and productive work environment: promoting collaboration and respect, supporting employee well-being, and responsibly integrating artificial...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to be delegated the authority to make final suitability determinations and take suitability actions regarding employees in the executive branch based on...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: Diverging Federal, State Perspectives on AI in Employment?

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The Trump Administration has moved quickly to roll back Biden-era protections related to artificial intelligence (AI) in federal hiring practices. On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO),...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Electronic Contracts and Electronic Signatures Under E-Sign and UETA

The digital revolution has fundamentally changed the way businesses and individuals conduct transactions. Electronic contracts and electronic signatures have become vital to modern commerce, enabling efficiency and...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The thing about too much choice in 401(k) plans

In life, choice is usually a good thing. However, when it comes to daily valued 401(k) plans, too many choices aren’t a good thing. It sounds counter-intuitive, but too many choices offered to plan participants is usually a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Ninth Circuit denies request to reverse reinstatement of federal employees

On March 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a request from the Trump administration for an immediate administrative stay of a California district court order issued last week. The 9th Circuit’s order...more

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EEOC and DOJ Release Technical Guidance on “Illegal” DEI

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On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Justice Department issued a press release and two technical assistance documents focused on educating employers, employees, and the public about the...more

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“Real Talk” with Valley Hospital’s Robin Goldfischer: Learning from Both Successes and Failures

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In this episode of “Real Talk,” host, Megan Monson, partner in Lowenstein Sandler's Executive Compensation Employment and Benefits Practice Group, talks with Robin Goldfischer, senior vice president and general counsel at...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal government clarifies status of rehired probationary employees

On March 18, the federal government filed a response to U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup’s request for information regarding the status of rehired federal probationary employees. In the request for information, Judge...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on DEI-Related Discrimination

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On March 19, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents focused on educating the public about “unlawful discrimination” related to...more

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10 Takeaways for Employers from the EEOC and DOJ Guidance on DEI-Related Discrimination in the Workplace

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On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the release of two technical assistance documents which are “focused on educating the public about...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on Discrimination Related to DEI under Title VII

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The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two guidance documents on March 19, 2025 detailing their views on discrimination related to diversity, equity, and inclusion...more

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