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Littler

U.S. Employers Expect Significant Impact From Regulatory Shifts on Immigration and Inclusion, Equity & Diversity, Littler Survey...

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(May 7, 2025) – As U.S. employers adapt to wide-ranging executive orders, sweeping changes at federal agencies and a growing patchwork of state and local regulations, they are bracing for further challenges over the next...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Proposed North Carolina Anti-DEI Law Matches Federal Initiatives

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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...more

King & Spalding

Do or DEI - New Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Reporting and Other Updates

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This month’s update includes plans to significantly expand pay gap reporting, increases in pay rates case law warnings for employers on disciplinary action and holiday pay exposure – and the Competition Regulator’s power to...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release Warning Against Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release on March 19, 2025, to introduce two technical assistant documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Employers Can Navigate New Joint Guidance From DOJ, EEOC on DEI and Workplace Discrimination

Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released two technical assistance documents focused on potential unlawful discrimination related to diversity,...more

DLA Piper

Be Global: Employment Law in 5 - February 2025

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The US employment landscape continues to shift rapidly. On 21 February 2025, a federal district court enjoined the federal government from enforcing certain provisions of President Trump’s DEI Executive Orders (appeal...more

NAVEX

Rising Temperatures in the Workplace: How to Address the Increase in Workplace Civility Concerns

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In today’s increasingly polarized world, the workplace is not immune to the tensions arising from divergent political, social and cultural views. This is particularly evident in discussions surrounding diversity, equity and...more

Ius Laboris

Neuroinclusive Work Environments: Are Employers There Yet?

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With a significant rise in diagnoses, it is more important than ever that employers have an understanding and awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace. Below, we explore the perspectives of the UK and Poland in managing...more

Mayer Brown

Empresas devem preencher o Relatório de Transparência Salarial até 28 de fevereiro

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Empresas com mais de 100 (cem) empregados devem informar critérios remuneratórios e ações de promoção de diversidade até o dia 28 de fevereiro, por meio do Portal Emprega Brasil. As informações coletadas subsidiarão o...more

Mintz

Calling the Right DEI Play for the NFL

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Today's Wall Street Journal story about Roger Goodell's decision to maintain the NFL's DEI programs reported that Mr. Goodell stood by the football league’s diversity initiatives, which would not change in response to the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The DEI Stalemate: Paying the Price for the Wrong Move - Part 2

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Part 2 of The DEI Stalemate builds on the lessons learned in the first session, focusing on practical strategies for implementing successful DEI initiatives without legal missteps. Attorneys X. Lightfoot, Avery Locklear, and...more

Ius Laboris

Quotas for Employing People With Disabilities in a Range of Countries

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The World Health Organisation states that over one billion people live with some form of disability. It has been observing 3 December as ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ since 1992....more

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[Webinar] Why the 'Social' of ESG Should Matter for Compliance Professionals - November 18th, 12:00 pm CT

Learning Objectives: - The Social pillar of ESG is going to form a growing part of compliance responsibility over the coming years. We will help to prepare compliance professionals with how to deal with this. -...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2024

Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more

Walkers

A Balancing Act – Managing Rights under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

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Significant new employment rights and obligations have been introduced by the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 ("Work Life Balance Act"). A key aim of the Work Life Balance Act is to contribute to the...more

FordHarrison

EntertainHR: Michigan’s Miscue—Is Your Company Ready for a Social Media Scandal?

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Only a few days after being hired by the University of Michigan’s football program as the assistant director of football recruiting, Glenn Schembechler (son of longtime Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler) resigned after his...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - April 2023

In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more

Fisher Phillips

December 2020: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

White & Case LLP

ESG Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings

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These are unprecedented times, and companies are facing important issues as they navigate the current economic, political, and social climate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have put the spotlight on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Employment Flash - May 2019

In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including Brexit and its impact on workers' rights and data protection, new tax rules as they relate to...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-17 – Engaging Your Employees in Today’s Workplace, Featuring Rick Turner at Whirlpool Corporation

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Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses how to engage your employees in today’s unique workplace and navigate a multi-jurisdictional set of employment laws. This episode...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

What Can You Say in the Workplace? Whatever Your Employer Allows You to Say...

The recent controversy involving the Google employee fired for challenging his employer’s diversity policies highlights some misconceptions concerning free speech rights in the workplace....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO report shows continuing CFPB employee concerns related to fair treatment

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A report last month issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that a survey of nonexecutive CFPB employees revealed “heightened concerns related to fair treatment, trust that employees can raise concerns...more

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