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The extremism of the new (old) Federal administration on immediate display

In its first week, the incoming Federal administration took radical action in numerous ways. For example, it revoked Executive Order 11246 – which both Republican and Democratic administrations enforced for 60 years to uncover and eliminate discrim… Read More

Project 2025, prepared by senior members of the past and future Trump administrations, creates roadmap to attack fundamental rights and subvert the rule of law

In nearly 1,000 pages, Project 2025 provides detailed analyses and urges specific actions to impose a comprehensively extreme plan across the nation. As explained in a recent report, implementation of Project 2025 would concentrate unprecedented powe… Read More

Like Minnesota and other visionary states, the NLRB now outlaws employer captive audience meetings

In recent years, states across the United States – including New York, Illinois, California, and Hawaii – have enacted captive audience meeting laws that prohibit mandatory employee meetings about employers’ political or religious positions. As… Read More

The positive impact of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is one of the most pro-employer Federal appellate courts in the United States, recently rendered an important decision that bodes well for the future prosecution of sex harassment claims. In Famuyide v. Chip… Read More

Supreme Court expands civil rights protections for employees

Especially since the appointments to the Supreme Court during the last administration, the Supreme Court ordinarily has not rendered progressive decisions. To the contrary, as exemplified by majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organ… Read More

DOL targets gig economy abuses

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced the adoption of an administrative rule that better addresses the escalating problem of employee misclassification. In particular, companies increasingly misclassify employees as ind… Read More

Rampant child labor violations associated with prominent corporations underscore the need for coordinated enforcement

The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) is currently investigating approximately 700 child labor cases around the country. In one such case, the DOL found that the corporation under investigation employed over 100 children across nearly 10… Read More

Employers increasingly using stay-or-pay “contracts” that facilitate exploitation

Since the declaration of the global pandemic in 2020, awareness about fundamental disparities in the labor market between employers and employees has grown significantly. Consequently, and as an example, States like Minnesota have outlawed non-compet… Read More

EEOC providing long-overdue enforcement guidance

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued proposed guidance for enforcement of anti-harassment and anti-discrimination protections under Title VII, the civil rights statute governing employers across the c… Read More

DOL enforcement continues to move in progressive direction

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an agency rule that rescinds the approach adopted under the prior Federal administration. The previous Federal administration’s practice permitted Federal contractors to use religious fait… Read More