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Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.

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Heat Safety Rule Appears to Be Moving Forward

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is moving forward on a public hearing over the Biden-Era heat rule.  Some wish that the heat rule proposed during the Biden Administration would simply go away, but others feel that moving forward on the proposed heat rule would be better than leaving it in the hands of another…
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Federal Government to Drop Disparate Impact Basis for Discrimination Claims

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
In an extremely important development, on April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order declaring:  “It is the policy of the United States to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible.”  This theory of liability sprung from a 1971 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Griggs v. Duke Power Co. ru…
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E-Verify+

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
E-Verify+ is a new tool that streamlines the employment eligibility verification process for employers and new hires. 
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How the DOJ and EEOC Guidance Affects DEI Programs

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
Guidance from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued on March 19, 2025, have some suggestions as to how those agencies view the most common DEI programs.  This review summarizes the Guidance and the implications that come from the Guidance as well as the President's executive orders as to…
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Survey Shows Top Employer Concerns Are DEI and Immigration Changes

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
In a recent survey, 55% of responding employers ranked the scrutiny of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs as a top issue, while 75% found the immigration policy changes to be on the list.  Over half of the respondents indicated they were considering further changes in their DEI programs in response to Trump’s executive orders.  The main concerns…
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The EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on DEI

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
In the Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released March 19, 2025, the government warned against unlawful DEI- related discrimination.  Included in the Guidance is a one-page technical assistance document, “What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related To DEI At Work.”  There is a secon…
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Considerations When Government Officials Show Up and Request to Meet with Individual Employees

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
Occasionally, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, or those from other state and local agencies, come to an employer’s facility asking to meet with one of more employees.  The crucial issue is the extent to which agents can make entry with or without an arrest warrant, as someone at the employer’s premises must make a decision to allow or ref…
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How Jurors Evaluate the Fairness of an Employer’s Actions

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
Fairness is a fundamental human instinct.  For example, whatever the rights and wrongs of an employee’s firing, the manner in which the employee is fired may seem unfair, as few things matter more to people than fairness.  While people differ over what counts as a right outcome, they can usually agree on what makes for a fair process.  
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Some of the Controversial Issues Currently Being Faced by Employers in Light of Recent Developments

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
Although the list of current issues that are relatively new and critical affecting employment decisions could get quite lengthy, this author suggests the following issues are particularly current and critical:  Coming into compliance with the new Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) concepts (see article on this subject in this newsletter). Dealing w…
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New Administration Faces Temporary Injunctions against DEI Termination and Firing of NLRB Member

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
President Trump on January 20 and 21, 2025, issued Executive Orders 14151 and 14173, seeking to eliminate federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness (DEI) programs and revoking the mandate requiring federal contractors to maintain affirmative action programs under Executive Order (EO) 11246.  On February 21, 2025, a federal district court judge in Maryland…
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Biden Administration Issues Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
In January of 2025, during the last month of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new guidelines explaining how business practices affecting workers may violate the antitrust laws.  The new guidelines replace the Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals issued during 2016.  T…
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