On May 1, 2025, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the first Field Assistance Bulletin of the year providing guidance to Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) field staff regarding the proper analysis to apply when…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Lenders extend loans with the belief that if a borrower fails to make debt service payments, the lender can sell the underlying collateral and recoup the outstanding balance of the loan. However, bankruptcy courts have the…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
In order to state a claim for discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), a plaintiff must first demonstrate that he or she had an employment relationship with the defendant. Although various…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
On March 19, 2025, EEOC Acting Chair, Andrea Lucas, issued a technical assistance document entitled “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” ( “ DEI Technical Assistance Document 1”). On the same date, the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Amongst the flurry of recent executive orders targeting the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs under the federal government, it is easy to miss similar initiatives at the state and local…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On March 23, 2025, 23andMe, along with its affiliates, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company’s decision to file for bankruptcy follows in the wake of a 2023 data breach affecting close to 7 million customer…
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/ Bankruptcy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Privacy
In February 2025, the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS” or “Department”) published an interim final rule mandating a new alien registration requirement for certain non-citizens…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) issued two technical guidance documents on March 19, 2025 that every employer should read. The first document, issued jointly with the Department of Justice is titled…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On February 14, 2025, William B. Cowen, who is the Acting General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released a memo, which rescinded prior memos issued by Jennifer Abruzzo, who served in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
Beginning on October 1, 2024, Senate Bill 319 introduced certain changes to the foreclosure sale process including changes to the statute establishing the place of sale, the authorization of remote bidding in foreclosure sales,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The H-1B Lottery for FY 2026 opens at 12:00 pm EST on March 7, 2025. The registration period will run for eighteen (18) calendar days beginning March 7 and closing at 12:00 pm EST on March 24, 2025. The fee for submitting an…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) places certain limitations on an employer’s ability to ask questions regarding an employee’s medical conditions. One important exception concerns “fitness for duty assessments.” Once an…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” stating that the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will enforce the 2020 Title IX Regulations governing K-12 schools’ and…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Yesterday, January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance” (OMB Memo). The OMB Memo…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Contracting
In a significant decision affecting employment discrimination law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has unanimously reversed the dismissal of a Title VII religious discrimination lawsuit brought by a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
