Monthly Archives: March 2025

Applies to: All Employers Effective: February 19, 2025 Quick Look EEOC will be prosecuting national origin discrimination against American workers. DISCUSSION The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently cautioned against “illegal preferences against American workers.” The EEOC intends to protect against national origin discrimination, including against American workers, which will “reduce the abuse of legal

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Acting General Counsel William Cowen rescinded over a dozen memos from his predecessor, signaling a shift away from more pro-union policies, including the rollback of policies on non-compete agreements and mandatory work meetings. Gwynne Wilcox is reinstated as a full member of the NLRB. DISCUSSION Since

Applies to: As Indicated Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Sixteen states identified legal DEI strategies used to comply with anti-discrimination laws. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced its intention to revoke federal funding from educational institutions who engage in anti-discriminatory practices. Fifteen states rebut the DOE’s guidance and discuss race-neutral neutral strategies for legally

Applies to: All Employers with Haitian National Employees Under TPS Program Effective: February 24, 2025 Quick Look On February 24, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an official notice in the Federal Register partially vacating a decision under the Biden Administration for Haitian nationals in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. Under the

Applies to: All Employers Effective: February 26, 2025 Quick Look The FTC’s new Joint Labor Task Force will focus on investigating and prosecuting labor practices, including noncompete agreements, no-poach clauses, and wage-fixing agreements, that are deemed unfair or anticompetitive to workers. Employers should prepare for increased scrutiny of noncompete agreements and other restrictive employment practices,

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in KY, MI, OH, TN Effective: January 28, 2025 Quick Look Absent illegal activity from the employer, an employee is responsible for entering into an arbitration agreement. Employers are not required to explain an arbitration agreement or provide notice that an employee may have legal counsel review the agreement.

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in CO Effective: As Indicated Quick Look HB-24-1130 adds protections for individuals’ biometric data by requiring entities to control or process one or more biometric identifiers to meet certain obligations. This would apply in the employment context for those employers who require employees to provide biometric data for matters

Applies to: Employers with Employees in FL Effective: As Indicated Quick Look New state legislation addressed a variety of immigration-related matters, including in-state tuition benefits, criminal penalties, and law enforcement structure and funding. DISCUSSION On February 13, 2025, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 2-C and SB 4-C, which address a variety of

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in ME Effective: As Indicated Quick Look The Maine Department of Labor announced the private insurance plans that are approved to provide coverage under the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave program. Employers using a private insurance plan must submit an application for approval starting April 1, 2025. DISCUSSION

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in OH Effective: April 9, 2025 Quick Look Ohio employers must provide written or electronic pay statements each pay period on regular paydays that include required information. DISCUSSION Effective April 9, 2025, Ohio employers must comply with the Pay Stub Protection Act. The law requires all employers in the