Labor and Employment

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Corporate DEI Programs Under Attack

Corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have been targeted by lawsuits for years, but plaintiff strategies have evolved, says […]

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Heads-Up On Preparing H-1B Petitions

Organized as a list of top five mistakes, a guide from law firm Amundsen Davis concludes with this plea: “If […]

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EEOC Outlines Its Proposed Enforcement Priorities

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a draft of proposed enforcement priorities for the years 2023 through 2027. Law […]

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The Many Faces Of HR Risk And The Policies That Insure Them

Human Resources departments are inherently fraught with risk. They handle sensitive information, like social security numbers. They sometimes need to […]

EEOC Will Aggressively Target AI-Based Employment Decisions

Every year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publishes a draft strategic enforcement plan in the Federal Register. In 2023 it […]

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Two New Laws Expand Protection For Pregnant And Nursing Employees

Two new laws, part of the fiscal 2023 Omnibus Spending Bill, have the goal of “putting an end to the […]

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Can Employers Say “Nope” To Rehiring An Injured Worker?

An employer may not want to bring an injured worker back on the payroll for any number of reasons. Among […]

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FTC Proposal Would Ban Nearly All Noncompetes

It’s a dramatic development, says a post from law firm Fisher Phillips, and if finalized in its current form “would […]

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Predictions For The 2023 Casualty Insurance Market

Rates will continue to increase but more slowly, according to a casualty specialist from insurance brokerage Woodruff Sawyer, as the […]

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“Pyrrhic” Victory For DOJ In Aerospace Labor-Poaching Case

In a case involving a high-level no-poach agreement in the aerospace industry, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division beat back […]

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