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The Federal administration’s assault against worker rights and civil liberties intensifies
April 1st, 2025
While continuing to pursue its anti-union and pro-corporate agenda, the Federal administration recently rescinded multiple legal measures that addressed chronic problems with government contracting. The current administration rescinded Executive Orde…
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Rather than protecting employees as promised on the campaign trail, the President already has fired tens of thousands of essential workers while attacking employee rights and the rule of law generally
March 3rd, 2025
The Federal administration wasted no time mounting its comprehensive assault against the legal system governing the workplace generally and the core rights and key protections for millions of employees specifically. Since day one for the new Federal…
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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
January 7th, 2025
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…
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The positive impact of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
August 19th, 2024
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…
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Supreme Court expands civil rights protections for employees
May 6th, 2024
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…
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Rampant child labor violations associated with prominent corporations underscore the need for coordinated enforcement
December 22nd, 2023
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…
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EEOC providing long-overdue enforcement guidance
October 9th, 2023
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…
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EEOC prosecutes cutting-edge civil rights case to combat alleged hostile work environment for transgender employees
April 12th, 2023
In Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court ruled that disparate treatment of employees because of their transgender status or sexual orientation violates the Title VII prohibition against discrimination because of sex. In the wake…
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DOL enforcement continues to move in progressive direction
March 8th, 2023
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…
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Despite repeated examples of deadly police misconduct, the Supreme Court strengthens defense for police in misconduct cases
November 15th, 2021
The United States Supreme Court adopted the defense of qualified immunity many years ago to prevent public employees from being sued successfully for what they do (or do not do) in the line of duty. This defense turns on the idea that public servants…
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