By: Renee Harris, Esq. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other automated decision-making tools are becoming more popular in all sectors and used for a variety ...
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Trump Encourages Private Sector Employers to Terminate DEI Programs
Immediately after his reelection to a second term, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders on January 20, 2025, and one presidential action on ...
Understanding the Impact: Key Takeaways for Employers Following President Trump’s EEO Policy Changes
On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO). The ...
EEOC Reminder: FMLA and ADA Are Not One-Size-Fits-All!
By: Ross G. Currie, Esq. Employers, take note! The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against PACE Southeast Michigan, serving as a reminder that fulfilling ...
Blackwell Security Services to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
By: Mark Stephenson, Esq. Blackwell Security Services, Inc. recently settled a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity ...
NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status
By: Renee Harris, Esq. On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced the final rule addressing the standard of determining ...
The Second Circuit Clarifies the Legal Standard of Retaliation Claims under Federal Law
By: Ross G. Currie, Esq. Recently, in Carr v. New York City Transit Authority, 76 F.4th 172 (2d Cir. 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second ...
Third Circuit Leaves Open What Offensive Attorney Language Violates Professional Conduct
By: Mark Stephenson, Esq. The Third Circuit Rejected Lawyer’s Challenge to Pennsylvania’s Anti-bias Ethical Rule based on First Amendment Rights On August ...
NLRB Returns to a Restrictive Employee Handbook Standard Established in 2004
By: Christopher Curci, Esq. On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an important decision in Stericycle, Inc (Stericycle), ...
Fast Food Franchise to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Houcorp, Inc., a fast-food restaurant franchise operating seven restaurants in Indian River and Brevard Counties in Florida has ...