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Posted June 23, 2022 with Tags ,

Department of Education Releases Proposed Title IX Revisions

The Title IX regulations were last amended in May 2020 by the Trump administration and faced an immediate—and largely unsuccessful—legal challenge. The Biden administration’s proposed regulations are a major departure from the current regulations. Among the changes, they expand the scope of covered conduct, eliminate many of the detailed Trump-era requirements for grievance procedures (including the controversial hearing and cross-examination requirements), make explicit protections for LGBTQI+ students, and add protections for pregnant students and employees.

Newsroom image for the post Summary of President Biden’s Two Executive Orders on Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines and Safety Protocols

Posted September 10, 2021 with Tags , , ,

Summary of President Biden’s Two Executive Orders on Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines and Safety Protocols

On September 9th, President Biden signed two Executive Orders; one requiring COVID vaccines for federal employees and another ensuring adequate COVID safety protocols for federal contractors. The administration also announced plans to develop rules impacting private employers with more than …

Newsroom image for the post Pay Equity Advocates Leverage Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits To Drive Pay Equity Efforts

Posted April 5, 2021 with Tags , ,

Pay Equity Advocates Leverage Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits To Drive Pay Equity Efforts

Pay equity advocates have used a variety of mechanisms to pressure employers to prioritize pay equity in the workplace. These efforts include shareholder resolutions regarding pay equity, threats of divestiture, and public campaigns against particular employers. Recently, pay equity advocates have unveiled a new tactic to enhance pressure on public corporations to prioritize pay equity: failure to comply with their own pay equity promises. These lawsuits signal a new front in the activist war against perceived pay inequities.

Posted October 21, 2020 with Tags ,

Politics in the Workplace: When Political Speech Goes Against Employer Policies

With the presidential election looming, discussions about politics are happening in the workplace now more than ever. In the current political environment, these conversations may be disruptive and may not align with Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment-Free Workplace Policies, diversity and inclusion goals, and organizational brands. This means that HR professionals and other supervisors walk a very fine line as they draw distinctions between what violates or contradicts employment policies versus free speech.

Posted October 8, 2020 with Tags

Federal Contractors and Diversity Initiatives: Understanding the Executive Order on Implicit Bias Training and the Department of Labor’s Newest Enforcement Actions

In recent weeks, the federal government has increased its attention on diversity and inclusion initiatives undertaken by federal contractors. First, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that appears—on its face—to prohibit implicit and unconscious bias trainings. Then the Department of Labor (DOL) opened a new hotline to receive complaints regarding discrimination by federal contractors. Since opening the hotline just days ago, the DOL has already commenced investigations into multiple federal contractors’ diversity initiatives, and not only trainings addressed by the EO.

Posted May 4, 2020 with Tags , , ,

Nilan Johnson Lewis Adds Corporate Immigration Law Expertise to Its Labor and Employment Law Practice

Law firm Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL) announces it has expanded its labor and employment law offerings by adding the members of the corporate immigration law firm Myers Thompson Medeiros. Joining the firm’s labor and employment practice group are attorneys John Medeiros, Sam Myers, Elizabeth Thompson, Jesse Goldfarb, Mike Sevilla, and Rebecca Desnoyers along with five immigration case managers.

Newsroom image for the post Employers Feeling Late Summer Heat on I-9 Compliance

Posted August 29, 2017 with Tags , , ,

Employers Feeling Late Summer Heat on I-9 Compliance

If it’s not already clear to employers that Uncle Sam means business regarding employment eligibility, the end of summer may serve as a loud wake-up call. Last August, the U.S. DOJ, DHS and DOL together announced a doubling of civil fines for violations of Form I-9 requirements, which raised the ceiling for a single paperwork violation to a potential whopping $2,156.

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